Upper Landing Picnic Area
Upper Landing Picnic Area is a picnic site in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 769 m. Middle Sister Peak stands 2,104 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Benchmark Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Idaho Panhandle National Forests
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 79.2 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Benchmark Hill: 2.0 mi
- Avery Hill: 2.3 mi
- North Siwash: 3.1 mi
- Nelson Peak: 3.2 mi
- Trego Point: 3.6 mi
- Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 15.2 mi
- Wildfire: 16.0 mi
- Time Capsule: 16.6 mi
- Ten Commandments: 16.6 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 17.1 mi
- Shoshone Park: 15.1 mi
- Samuels Park: 16.6 mi
- Silverton Park: 18.6 mi
- Osburn Lions City Park: 20.5 mi
- Gene Day Park: 21.6 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 15.2 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 16.6 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 16.6 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 16.7 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 16.7 mi
- Taft: 14.6 mi
- Frisco: 18.4 mi
- Black Bear: 18.6 mi
- Burke: 18.7 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 16.6 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 17.2 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 17.2 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 24.2 mi
- Bernier Point: 11.6 mi
- Orphan Point: 16.2 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 23.3 mi
- John Mullan: 15.2 mi
- John Mullan: 16.8 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Upper Landing Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Sister Peak | SE 133° | 2,104 m | 8.4 mi |
| East Sister Peak | SE 131° | 2,090 m | 9.5 mi |
| West Sister Peak | SE 131° | 2,053 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bear Skull | SSE 155° | 1,932 m | 10.6 mi |
| Shefoot Mountain | NE 53° | 1,922 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Sister Peak | SE 127° | 1,868 m | 6.8 mi |
| Roundtop Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,836 m | 9.9 mi |
| Whistling Peak | SE 136° | 1,832 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:56 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:28 | 16:04 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9064081181
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