Sweeny Hill
Sweeny Hill rises to 1,256 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mother Lode Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49080478, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1256 m
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 120.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mother Lode Hill: 2.1 mi
- Blue Ribbon Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Wheeler Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Deadwood Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Center Star Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 12.8 mi
- West Fork Point: 13.2 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Hot Point: 20.2 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 12.1 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 18.2 mi
- Three Devils Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Freds Spring: 21.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 22.5 mi
- Sheep Spring: 23.8 mi
- Selway Falls: 17.0 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
- Martin Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Sweeny Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | SW 222° | 2,683 m | 16.8 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | SW 220° | 2,539 m | 18.7 mi |
| Indian Peak | ENE 63° | 2,340 m | 18.8 mi |
| Boston Mountain | SE 135° | 2,334 m | 17.8 mi |
| Rocky Peak | ENE 65° | 2,311 m | 18.2 mi |
| Baking Powder Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,310 m | 17.8 mi |
| Vermilion Peak | ENE 65° | 2,290 m | 16.6 mi |
| Twentymile Butte | WSW 241° | 2,212 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:50 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:10 | 16:00 |
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397231 — Sweeny Hill, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358662658
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