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Vance Point

Vance Point, seen from above at true elevation

Vance Point rises to 2,079 m in Idaho. Trapper Peak stands 3,081 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Vance Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086897, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2079 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.89992, -114.55871

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 4
  • Painted Rocks State Recreation Area: 18.7 mi
  • Tin Cup Park: 19.9 mi
  • Darby Park: 20.1 mi
  • Sacajewa Park: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Patsy Ann Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 12.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Blue Joint Hot Springs: 16.4 mi
  • Martin Hot Springs: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Springs: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Como Swimming Beach: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Painted Rocks State Park: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Rams Horn Medicine Tree: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Vance Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Trapper PeakE 93°3,081 m12.6 mi
El CapitanNE 46°3,025 m10.8 mi
Boulder PeakESE 109°2,977 m11.0 mi
North Trapper PeakE 90°2,969 m12.9 mi
West Como PeakNE 55°2,916 m12.2 mi
Middle Como PeakNE 56°2,904 m12.5 mi
East Como PeakENE 56°2,891 m13.1 mi
Sugarloaf PeakENE 76°2,888 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1218:51
June solstice04:4919:4720:33
September equinox06:2617:5818:38
December solstice07:1815:0615:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273037435258666456453326
Precip in1.10.90.91.01.62.11.10.91.21.51.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darby, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659487

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