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Square Rock

Square Rock, seen from above at true elevation

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
2222 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.97880, -115.00928

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 4
  • High Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Parsons Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Cold Springs: 19.2 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • Martin Hot Springs: 1.9 mi
  • Stuart Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
Parks: 2
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 14.9 mi
  • Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three Prong MountainSSE 164°2,492 m14.8 mi
Spot MountainSSE 151°2,440 m15.2 mi
Elk MountainSSW 209°2,377 m5.2 mi
Pyramid MountainSSE 150°2,358 m16.3 mi
Wylies PeakE 83°2,350 m2.1 mi
Indian PeakWSW 246°2,340 m4.8 mi
Rocky PeakWSW 238°2,311 m5.4 mi
Vermilion PeakWSW 241°2,290 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:53
June solstice04:5019:4920:35
September equinox06:2818:0018:39
December solstice07:2015:0815:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834404855636153433224
Precip in3.42.32.72.93.13.61.21.11.62.63.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663815

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