Sheep Point
Sheep Point rises to 2,118 m in Idaho. Baker Peak stands 3,098 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Benchmark, a peak 5.2 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 33 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49073032, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2118 m
How to reach it
- 32.8 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
63 named places within 25 miles
- Chimney Benchmark: 5.2 mi
- Cold Spring Ridge: 5.2 mi
- Third Peak: 5.6 mi
- Smoky Dome: 5.6 mi
- Second Peak: 5.8 mi
- Big Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Windmill Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Elk Point: 21.4 mi
- Soldier Mountain Game Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Rocky Bar: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheep Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Peak | NE 40° | 3,098 m | 22.9 mi |
| Smoky Dome | NNE 21° | 3,076.956 m | 5.6 mi |
| Two Point Mountain | N 360° | 3,061 m | 22.1 mi |
| Big Peak | NE 35° | 3,049 m | 21.4 mi |
| North Smoky Dome | NNE 23° | 3,028.798 m | 6.2 mi |
| Ross Peak | N 355° | 2,970 m | 21.4 mi |
| Peak 9712 | NNW 339° | 2,960 m | 8.2 mi |
| Paradise Peak | NNE 16° | 2,959 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:41 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:21 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hill City 1 W, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658641
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