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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
2,079 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 PeakE3,081 m12.6 mi
El CapitanNE3,025 m10.8 mi
Boulder PeakESE2,977 m11.0 mi
North Trapper PeakE2,969 m12.9 mi
West Como PeakNE2,916 m12.2 mi
Middle Como PeakNE2,904 m12.5 mi
East Como PeakENE2,891 m13.1 mi
Sugarloaf PeakENE2,888 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 50–80 °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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