Square Rock
Square Rock rises to 2,222 m in Idaho. Three Prong Mountain stands 2,492 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Hot Springs, a hot spring 1.9 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077077, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,222 m
How to reach it
- 25.9 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wylies Peak: 2.1 mi
- Rock Pillar: 3.0 mi
- Bilk Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Grave Meadow Peak: 3.3 mi
- Box Car Mountain: 4.1 mi
- High Spring: 14.1 mi
- Parsons Spring: 15.0 mi
- Cold Springs: 19.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 24.7 mi
- The Drop-off: 13.6 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 20.2 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 24.8 mi
- Martin Hot Springs: 1.9 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 14.9 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 17.7 mi
- Selway Falls: 15.2 mi
- O'Hara Creek Research Natural Area: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Square Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Prong Mountain | SSE 164° | 2,492 m | 14.8 mi |
| Spot Mountain | SSE 151° | 2,440 m | 15.2 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,377 m | 5.2 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,358 m | 16.3 mi |
| Wylies Peak | E 83° | 2,350 m | 2.1 mi |
| Indian Peak | WSW 246° | 2,340 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rocky Peak | WSW 238° | 2,311 m | 5.4 mi |
| Vermilion Peak | WSW 241° | 2,290 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:13 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:49 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:08 | 15:58 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663815
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