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Van Meter Hill

Van Meter Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Van Meter Hill rises to 2,457 m in Idaho. Red Peak Benchmark stands 2,917 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Outpost, a museum 1.5 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 62 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086863, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2456.69 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.98392, -115.50706

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
  • Rainbow Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Hot Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Quartz Spring: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Van Meter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Peak BenchmarkESE 119°2,917.24 m16.7 mi
Rainbow PeakE 96°2,842.26 m13.7 mi
Center MountainENE 60°2,835 m16.0 mi
The PinnaclesENE 68°2,826.41 m8.5 mi
Murphy PeakESE 117°2,816.35 m14.2 mi
Greeley MountainNNE 18°2,812 m8.6 mi
Mount EldridgeNNE 23°2,803 m11.7 mi
Log MountainSSW 203°2,791 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1619:55
June solstice05:5620:4821:33
September equinox07:3019:0319:41
December solstice08:1816:1517:04

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242835425058666657453324
Precip in2.72.02.72.11.82.10.90.71.32.12.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 392692 — Van Meter Hill, Valley County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358659478

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