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White Knob Summit

White Knob Summit, seen from above at true elevation

White Knob Summit rises to 3,202 m in Idaho. Leatherman Peak stands 3,727 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mackay Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49089321, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,202 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.87657, -113.72003

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 3
  • City of Mackay Tourist Park: 5.5 mi
  • Moore City Park: 20.2 mi
  • Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 21.5 mi
Springs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Custer County Fair Grounds: 5.4 mi
  • Earthquake Interpretive Site: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of White Knob Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leatherman PeakN3,727 m14.2 mi
Mount ChurchN3,725 m13.1 mi
Mount BreitenbachN3,700 m13.2 mi
Lost River MountainNNE3,681 m11.9 mi
Donaldson PeakN3,665 m13.0 mi
USGS PeakNE3,652 m11.7 mi
Bad RockN3,643 m13.7 mi
Far Away MountainNNE3,636 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0919:47
June solstice05:5320:3721:22
September equinox07:2318:5619:34
December solstice08:0716:1317:01

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192333425158676556443019
Precip in0.80.50.70.91.21.40.70.70.80.80.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mackay Lost RVR RS, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659671

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