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Turkey Point

Turkey Point, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Point rises to 1,822 m in Idaho. Middle Sister Peak stands 2,104 m to the south, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Shefoot Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085439, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1822 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.30687, -115.65654

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • Shoshone Park: 11.4 mi
  • Samuels Park: 16.9 mi
  • Silverton Park: 19.1 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 21.4 mi
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 22.2 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 7
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 14.1 mi
  • Wildfire: 16.7 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 16.8 mi
  • Time Capsule: 16.8 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Turkey Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Middle Sister PeakS 179°2,104 m9.6 mi
East Sister PeakS 174°2,090 m10.1 mi
Stevens PeakNNW 327°2,084 m9.8 mi
West Sister PeakS 183°2,053 m8.7 mi
Quarles PeakE 95°1,993 m6.0 mi
Crittenden PeakENE 69°1,952 m5.3 mi
Wishard PeakE 98°1,941 m7.0 mi
Shefoot MountainW 260°1,922 m1.1 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 solstice08:2816:0316:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232428344350616051382822
Precip in5.94.75.03.63.03.11.11.11.73.96.06.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan Pass Vor/dme, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 392456 — Turkey Point, Shoshone County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358659380

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