Short Point
Short Point rises to 1,890 m in Idaho. Straight Peak stands 2,318 m to the east-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Trap Point, a peak 2.6 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073507, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,890 m
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 27.1 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
- 27.9 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
72 named places within 25 miles
- Trap Point: 2.6 mi
- Spring Hill: 4.4 mi
- Birch Hill: 5.4 mi
- Lightning Peak: 5.4 mi
- Jungle Point: 5.6 mi
- Fish Creek State Park: 16.5 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 19.0 mi
- Eva Horning Park: 20.5 mi
- Frank James Park: 20.5 mi
- Timberman Park: 20.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Tor Rock: 24.3 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 8.4 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 16.4 mi
- Quartz Flat: 16.5 mi
- Mineral County Museum: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Short Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Peak | ESE 106° | 2,318 m | 6.2 mi |
| Crater Mountain | E 80° | 2,307 m | 5.6 mi |
| Lost Peak | NNW 339° | 2,258 m | 15.7 mi |
| Lightning Peak | NE 36° | 2,246 m | 5.4 mi |
| Gold Crown Peak | NNW 336° | 2,234 m | 8.8 mi |
| Schley Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,230 m | 13.5 mi |
| Graves Peak | NNW 340° | 2,225 m | 7.7 mi |
| Admiral Peak | SE 132° | 2,211 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:13 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:52 | 21:39 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 16:03 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658694
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