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Tin Can Hill

Tin Can Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tin Can Hill rises to 1,514 m in Idaho. Ward Peak stands 2,218 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Halfway Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1514 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.25020, -115.60237

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 6
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 18.8 mi
  • Wildfire: 21.2 mi
  • Time Capsule: 21.4 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 21.4 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 22.1 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 4
  • Shoshone Park: 16.0 mi
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 17.5 mi
  • Samuels Park: 21.5 mi
  • Silverton Park: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Tin Can Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ward PeakE 84°2,218 m10.4 mi
Middle Sister PeakSSW 203°2,104 m6.2 mi
East Sister PeakSSW 193°2,090 m6.3 mi
West Sister PeakSSW 212°2,053 m5.7 mi
Quarles PeakNE 45°1,993 m4.8 mi
Conrad PeakSE 137°1,957 m9.4 mi
Crittenden PeakNNE 23°1,952 m6.3 mi
Thor MountainSSE 167°1,944 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:4720:5521:43
September equinox07:3019:0219:42
December solstice08:2716:0316:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242834415055646254423124
Precip in5.33.53.62.52.62.51.01.21.83.54.55.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659296

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