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Sheepeater Point

Sheepeater Point, seen from above at true elevation

Sheepeater Point rises to 2,380 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsefly Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073072, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.38811, -114.35997

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 8
  • Horsefly Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Telephone Pole Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Dishpan Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Oreana Spring: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Dead Water Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 17.1 mi
  • Red Rock: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 20.0 mi
  • Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Painted Rocks State Park: 20.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Blue Joint Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Painted Rocks State Recreation Area: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Sheepeater Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireSW 219°3,075 m18.9 mi
Aggipah MountainSW 220°2,997 m21.1 mi
Goat MountainSW 226°2,929 m17.3 mi
BeehiveSW 219°2,922 m14.8 mi
Cathedral RockSSW 208°2,865 m19.8 mi
Cottonwood ButteWSW 252°2,841 m22.1 mi
Dome MountainSW 217°2,834 m13.3 mi
Twin PeakWSW 247°2,816 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1119:50
June solstice05:5020:4421:30
September equinox07:2518:5819:37
December solstice08:1516:0816:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242941485764727161483525

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoup, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663779

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