- Elevation, modelled
- 1,199 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cottonwood Butte1,740 m · 14.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Northwest Passage Scenic Byway17.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 46.2378, -116.6277
Ponderosa Point Day Use Area is a picnic site in Idaho, at a modelled 1,199 m. Cottonwood Butte stands 1,740 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Peninsula Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ponderosa Point Day Use Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Butte | SSE 146° | 1,740 m | 14.0 mi |
| Craig Mountain | SW 224° | 1,609 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Wilson | SW 225° | 1,493 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mason Butte | SE 132° | 1,412 m | 4.3 mi |
| Big Butte | ESE 105° | 1,185 m | 24.1 mi |
| Gold Hill | SW 234° | 992 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lime Hill | SW 232° | 888 m | 20.4 mi |
| Green Knob | NNW 341° | 880 m | 24.6 mi |
- 17.0 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic BywayNational
- 20.3 mi off the OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON
- 23.7 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 140.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
80 named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 7.5 mi
- Vollmer Park: 7.7 mi
- William Craig Historical Monument: 10.7 mi
- Lapwai City Park: 14.1 mi
- Buffalo Eddy Petroglyph Site - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 15.2 mi
- Mason Butte: 4.3 mi
- Culdesac Hill: 8.4 mi
- Cottonwood Butte: 14.0 mi
- Thunder Hill / yewninwees: 15.3 mi
- Pigeon Roost: 15.5 mi
- Hoover Point: 12.0 mi
- Limestone Point: 18.9 mi
- Fir Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Eastside: 20.8 mi
- Westside: 20.9 mi
- Lower Peninsula Day Use Area: 0.2 mi
- Granite View Day Use Area: 0.4 mi
- Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 0.4 mi
- Hells Gate Day Use Area: 22.3 mi
- Winchester Visitors Center: 0.3 mi
- Jack O'Conner Visitor Center: 22.3 mi
- Nez Perce County Historical Society: 23.0 mi
- Winchester Lake State Park: 0.4 mi
- Lapwai State Game Farm: 12.6 mi
- Asotin Slough Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 20.2 mi
- Big Bench: 15.9 mi
- Amos Bench: 18.3 mi
- Pink House Beach: 22.6 mi
- US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 2.2 mi
- Idaho County Fairgrounds: 18.2 mi
- C. C. Van Arsdol: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:56 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:06 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:13 | 16:04 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester, under a mile away.
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