West Horse Point
West Horse Point rises to 2,249 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Packer Peak, a peak 4.1 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 37 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49088455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2249 m
How to reach it
- 37.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lost Packer Peak: 4.1 mi
- Butts Creek Point: 4.6 mi
- Goat Point: 4.8 mi
- Waugh Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Square Top: 5.4 mi
- Stub Creek Spring: 5.0 mi
- Table Spring: 6.2 mi
- Grass Mountain Spring: 8.9 mi
- Bear Camp Spring: 10.1 mi
- Quaking Aspen Springs: 13.6 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 18.9 mi
- Veil Falls: 20.6 mi
- Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 10.0 mi
- Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 12.5 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 18.0 mi
- Salmon River Breaks: 22.8 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Barth Hot Springs: 14.7 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 15.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of West Horse Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGuire | SSE 155° | 3,075 m | 19.1 mi |
| Goat Mountain | SSE 153° | 2,929 m | 16.4 mi |
| Beehive | SE 143° | 2,922 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cottonwood Butte | S 188° | 2,841 m | 9.5 mi |
| Dome Mountain | SE 138° | 2,834 m | 17.7 mi |
| Twin Peak | S 176° | 2,816 m | 10.6 mi |
| Thirteen Mountain | N 1° | 2,739 m | 7.2 mi |
| Stripe Mountain | N 356° | 2,735 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:46 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 17:59 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:10 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358664014
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