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Tincup Hill

Tincup Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tincup Hill rises to 2,508 m in Idaho. Goat Mountain stands 2,929 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dishpan Spring, a spring 2.4 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2508 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.47269, -114.41370

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 9
  • Dishpan Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Oreana Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Telephone Pole Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Horsefly Spring: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Dead Water Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
Parks: 2
  • Painted Rocks State Recreation Area: 16.7 mi
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Overwich Falls: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Painted Rocks State Park: 15.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Blue Joint Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Tincup Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSSW 209°2,929 m20.4 mi
BeehiveSSW 201°2,922 m18.6 mi
Dome MountainSSW 198°2,834 m17.3 mi
Allan MountainENE 64°2,785 m19.3 mi
Thirteen MountainWNW 283°2,739 m17.3 mi
Stripe MountainW 279°2,735 m17.7 mi
Waugh MountainW 275°2,683 m18.4 mi
Haystack MountainSE 136°2,677 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1118:50
June solstice04:5019:4520:31
September equinox06:2517:5818:37
December solstice07:1515:0815:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242941485764727161483525

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoup, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659298

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