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North Shore Picnic Ground

North Shore Picnic Ground from directly overhead

North Shore Picnic Ground is a picnic site in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,999 m. Decker Peak stands 3,263 m to the south-southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Fishhook Point, a peak 3.0 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1999 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.13846, -114.92526

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 6
  • Baron Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Lady Face Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Fern Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Smith Falls: 11.1 mi
Hot springs: 5
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 12.5 mi
  • Bonneville Hot Springs: 19.2 mi
  • Greylock Hot Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Atlanta Hot Springs: 24.4 mi
  • Chattanooga Hot Spring: 24.4 mi
Museums: 3
  • Stanley Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Custer Museum: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Parks: 2
  • Stanley Park: 5.1 mi
  • South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 17.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Taylor Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Banner Summit: 19.1 mi
  • Bench Creek Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of North Shore Picnic Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Decker PeakSSW 198°3,263 m6.9 mi
Thompson PeakW 273°3,256 m4.2 mi
Mickey's SpireW 270°3,255 m4.3 mi
Williams PeakWNW 284°3,241 m4.1 mi
Mount CarterW 271°3,228 m4.6 mi
Sevy PeakSSW 197°3,200.4 m8.2 mi
Horstmann PeakWSW 245°3,191.256 m4.2 mi
Mount LimbertW 266°3,165 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1419:52
June solstice05:5720:4321:27
September equinox07:2819:0119:39
December solstice08:1316:1717:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128354552595850402617
Precip in1.71.32.21.71.51.60.60.51.01.62.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1188750461

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