- Elevation, modelled
- 1,721 m
- Tallest summit within 19.1 miles
- Big Baldy2,951 m · 3.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway55.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:31local time
- Coordinates
- 44.8310, -115.2160
Kwiskwis Hot Spring is a spring in Idaho, at a modelled 1,721 m. Big Baldy stands 2,951 m to the south, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Peak, a peak 2.5 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 55 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Kwiskwis Hot Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Baldy | S 183° | 2,951 m | 3.4 mi |
| Red Peak Benchmark | N 9° | 2,917.24 m | 2.5 mi |
| Red Peak | NNE 33° | 2,885.85 m | 2.5 mi |
| Shellrock Peak | ENE 58° | 2,855 m | 16.2 mi |
| Two Point Peak | NE 55° | 2,855 m | 18.8 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | N 356° | 2,842.26 m | 9.1 mi |
| Red Ridge | NE 37° | 2,840.74 m | 5.0 mi |
| Center Mountain | N 359° | 2,835 m | 18.7 mi |
- 55.1 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Peak: 2.5 mi
- Red Peak Benchmark: 2.5 mi
- Chief: 3.3 mi
- Battleaxe Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Big Baldy: 3.4 mi
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 13.0 mi
- Cox Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 20.2 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 20.8 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 23.6 mi
- Cox Point: 3.9 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 15.9 mi
- McFadden Point: 24.0 mi
- Aparejo Point: 24.6 mi
- Hot Spring: 5.0 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 22.5 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 16.4 mi
- The Outpost: 16.4 mi
- Dagger Falls: 21.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:46 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:15 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middle Fork Lodge, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 43.5 | 38.1 | 11.9 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Efsf Salmon R Abv Meadow Crk NR Stibnite, ID, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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