Van Point
Van Point rises to 1,944 m in Idaho. Stewart Peak stands 3,079 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Calamity Point, a peak 3.2 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,944 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Creek Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Calamity Point: 3.2 mi
- Paul Peak: 4.1 mi
- Poker Peak: 4.5 mi
- Sheep Creek Peak: 4.8 mi
- Elkhorn Peak: 4.8 mi
- Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 13.2 mi
- West Table Boating Site: 18.3 mi
- East Table Boating Site: 18.8 mi
- Owen Bircher Park: 19.8 mi
- Elbow Boating Site: 19.8 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 17.8 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 23.5 mi
- Palisades Waterfall: 7.3 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 20.0 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 24.0 mi
- Historical Baker Cabin: 20.4 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 23.5 mi
- Antler Arch: 23.4 mi
- rendevous mtn trail: 24.5 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 7.7 mi
- Palisades Bench: 7.8 mi
- Murphy Lake Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Paradise Spring: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Van Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Peak | SE 143° | 3,079 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Glory | NE 37° | 3,063 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Baird | NE 40° | 3,048 m | 5.3 mi |
| Observation Peak | E 97° | 3,037 m | 10.7 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | NE 42° | 3,024 m | 4.8 mi |
| Sheep Creek Peak | NNE 21° | 3,022 m | 4.8 mi |
| Powder Peak | ENE 71° | 3,006 m | 8.4 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,998 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:06 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 392694 — Van Point, Bonneville County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659481
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