The Big Hill
The Big Hill rises to 1,212 m in Idaho. Coonskin Butte stands 1,625 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Notch Butte, a peak 3.9 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 18 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,212 m
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Woodys cove interpretive area · 23 mi
- point 6 · 23 mi
- point 3 · 24 mi
- viewpoint 2 · 24 mi
53 named places within 25 miles
- Notch Butte: 3.9 mi
- Twin Buttes: 4.2 mi
- Crows Nest Butte: 6.4 mi
- Black Butte: 6.9 mi
- Grindstone Butte: 7.0 mi
- Balanced Rock State Park: 17.0 mi
- Three Island Crossing State Park: 18.2 mi
- Three Island State Park: 18.6 mi
- City Park: 19.8 mi
- Hagerman Wildlife Management Area: 20.0 mi
- Salmon Falls: 19.0 mi
- Devils Washboard Falls: 23.9 mi
- Devil's washbowl waterfall: 24.3 mi
- Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 16.4 mi
- Balanced Rock: 17.0 mi
- Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center: 21.3 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 20.7 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 20.8 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Windy Point: 23.3 mi
- Ritter Island: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coonskin Butte | SSE 165° | 1,625 m | 22.8 mi |
| Clover Butte | SSW 201° | 1,574 m | 21.4 mi |
| Horse Butte | S 177° | 1,533 m | 17.2 mi |
| Tuanna Butte | SE 140° | 1,404 m | 23.6 mi |
| Castleford Butte | SE 134° | 1,356 m | 15.6 mi |
| Devil Creek Butte | SE 136° | 1,349 m | 20.9 mi |
| Winter Camp Butte | WSW 258° | 1,343 m | 13.5 mi |
| Lookout Butte | SW 236° | 1,338 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:25 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenns Ferry, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358665611
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