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Shale Point

Shale Point, seen from above at true elevation

Shale Point rises to 2,358 m in Idaho. Meade Peak stands 3,305 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowside Point, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072542, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2358 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.40410, -111.16881
Around it

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
Parks: 10
  • Bear Lake County Fairgrounds: 8.1 mi
  • Alinger Park: 8.1 mi
  • Stock Park: 8.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 9.3 mi
  • Heritage Park: 9.3 mi
Springs: 6
  • Fox Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Spring Salt: 11.1 mi
  • Ferney Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Nieber Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Rock Spring: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Allred Flat Group Picnic Site: 12.0 mi
  • Hobble Creek Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Lake Alice Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Crystal Lake Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Lake Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Outdoor Classroom: 8.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shale Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meade PeakNNW 327°3,305 m7.5 mi
Mount WagnerNE 55°3,192 m22.5 mi
Red Top MountainNE 43°3,166 m23.9 mi
Mount IsabelE 83°3,093 m23.9 mi
Sherman PeakWNW 282°2,954 m19.8 mi
Paris PeakSW 235°2,908 m23.9 mi
Midnight MountainWSW 246°2,849 m22.6 mi
Sublette MountainSE 141°2,830 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0019:37
June solstice05:4920:2321:06
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:5216:1016:56

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182030404957656455433120
Precip in1.71.61.51.72.31.30.71.01.31.71.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bern, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358662527

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