Sheep Hill
Sheep Hill rises to 1,724 m in Idaho. Fenn Mountain stands 2,436 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Coolwater Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072781, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,724 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Coolwater Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Fire Creek Point: 3.0 mi
- Andys Hump: 3.7 mi
- Idaho Point: 3.9 mi
- Ghost Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 2.8 mi
- Parsons Spring: 18.6 mi
- High Spring: 18.7 mi
- Lean-To Spring: 19.3 mi
- Hot Point: 10.1 mi
- Jungle Point: 12.3 mi
- West Fork Point: 13.8 mi
- Penny Cliffs: 23.2 mi
- Stanley Hot Springs: 12.1 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
- Martin Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
- Three Devils Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 13.5 mi
- Selway Falls: 11.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Sheep Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenn Mountain | E 94° | 2,436 m | 10.8 mi |
| East Peak | E 81° | 2,391 m | 12.7 mi |
| Chimney Peak | E 88° | 2,324 m | 8.1 mi |
| Gedney Mountain | ESE 108° | 2,248 m | 8.5 mi |
| The Crags | E 93° | 2,243 m | 11.4 mi |
| Stanley Butte | ENE 68° | 2,238 m | 11.3 mi |
| Big Fog Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,175 m | 12.6 mi |
| Lizard Peak | ENE 78° | 2,162 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:51 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:08 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fenn RS, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390233 — Sheep Hill, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658606
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