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Skunk Creek Summit

Skunk Creek Summit, seen from above at true elevation

Skunk Creek Summit rises to 2,184 m in Idaho. Rice Peak stands 2,650 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is East Mountain, a peak 5.0 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074363, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2183.587 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.38272, -115.92629

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 5
  • Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 7.1 mi
  • Vulcan Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
  • Trail Creek Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
  • Molly's Tub: 20.7 mi
  • Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 21.0 mi
Parks: 5
  • Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 9.0 mi
  • Kelly's Whitewater Park: 10.3 mi
  • Armstrong Park: 10.5 mi
  • Cascade Park: 11.0 mi
  • Weilmunster Park: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 10.4 mi
  • Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 17.9 mi
Museums: 2
  • Old General Store & Museum: 24.8 mi
  • Valley County Museum: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Baird Cabin: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Big Falls: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Skunk Creek Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rice PeakENE 60°2,649.63 m17.0 mi
Telephone RidgeENE 59°2,581.35 m16.2 mi
Rocky PeakENE 61°2,561.54 m15.3 mi
Whitehawk MountainESE 109°2,550 m20.6 mi
Granite PeakWNW 285°2,506 m11.0 mi
Pilgrim MountainENE 71°2,497 m19.1 mi
Bernard MountainENE 78°2,495 m20.5 mi
Snowbank MountainWNW 295°2,489 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:56
June solstice06:0020:4821:32
September equinox07:3219:0519:43
December solstice08:1716:2017:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232734415057656456453324
Precip in3.02.42.62.02.11.80.50.41.01.72.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663794

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