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The Big Hill

The Big Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 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
1212 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.66851, -115.24951

Overlooks nearby

57 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Parks: 14
  • Balanced Rock State Park: 17.0 mi
  • Three Island Crossing State Park: 18.2 mi
  • Three Island State Park: 18.6 mi
  • Three Island Crossing State Park: 19.1 mi
  • City Park: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Salmon Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Devils Washboard Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Devil's washbowl waterfall: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 16.4 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 17.0 mi
Museums: 2
  • Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 20.7 mi
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coonskin ButteSSE 165°1,625 m22.8 mi
Clover ButteSSW 201°1,574 m21.4 mi
Horse ButteS 177°1,533 m17.2 mi
Tuanna ButteSE 140°1,404 m23.6 mi
Castleford ButteSE 134°1,356 m15.6 mi
Devil Creek ButteSE 136°1,349 m20.9 mi
Winter Camp ButteWSW 258°1,343 m13.5 mi
Lookout ButteSW 236°1,338 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1619:53
June solstice06:0420:4021:23
September equinox07:2919:0319:40
December solstice08:0916:2517:11

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846536270797666544234
Precip in1.50.81.00.91.10.70.20.30.41.01.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenns Ferry, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358665611

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