- Elevation, modelled
- 2,227 m
- Tallest summit within 23.3 miles
- Borah Peak3,860.597 m · 2.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway2.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:23local time
- Coordinates
- 44.1318, -113.8380
Birch Springs is a spring in Idaho, at a modelled 2,227 m. Borah Peak stands 3,861 m to the east, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Nose, a cliff 2.5 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Birch Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borah Peak | E 82° | 3,860.597 m | 2.8 mi |
| Leatherman Peak | ESE 123° | 3,727.1 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Church | SE 126° | 3,724.66 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Breitenbach | ESE 119° | 3,700.27 m | 9.4 mi |
| Lost River Mountain | SE 124° | 3,681.4 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Idaho | ESE 121° | 3,677.4 m | 3.5 mi |
| Donaldson Peak | SE 124° | 3,664.6 m | 8.3 mi |
| USGS Peak | ESE 123° | 3,652 m | 15.2 mi |
- 2.4 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Morrison: 2.8 mi
- Borah Peak: 2.8 mi
- Sacajawea Peak: 3.0 mi
- Mount Idaho: 3.5 mi
- Chilly Buttes: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- The Nose: 2.5 mi
- Bartlett Point: 9.4 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 11.2 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 21.4 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Earthquake Interpretive Site: 2.7 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 18.7 mi
Parks: 1
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 18.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:39 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:13 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chilly Barton Flat, 11 mi away.
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