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viewpoint 1

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viewpoint 1 — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Viewpoint 1 sits along the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway at an elevation of 3,136 feet. From this location, viewpoint 2 is visible to the west-southwest, 0.6 miles away at 3,265 feet. Jerome lies 19.7 miles to the east-southeast, with Twin Falls 29.1 miles southeast and Kimberly 33.9 miles southeast.

Seasonal daylight varies across the year: on the March equinox, sunrise is at 07:43 and sunset at 19:52; the June solstice brings sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 21:22; the September equinox has sunrise at 07:27 and sunset at 19:38; and the December solstice offers sunrise at 08:08 and sunset at 17:09.

This overlook follows Hansen Bridge Lookout on the byway route and precedes viewpoint 2 as the next stop along the way.

Access
0.5 mi detour
Elevation
3,136 ft
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Malad Gorge
photophat · CC BY 3.0 · source
Malad Gorge
photophat · CC BY 3.0 · source
Valley by Malad Gorge
photophat · CC BY 3.0 · source
Malad Gorge
photophat · CC BY 3.0 · source
Image Title: Malad River Date: c.1910 Place: Malad River, Tuttle, Idaho Description/Caption: No 301 Malad River, Idaho. Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) Photographer/Maker: Wesley Andrews Cite as: ID-B-0004, WaterArchives.org Restrictions: There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this ima
WaterArchives.org from Sacramento, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
This river emerges full force from the side of the cliff a short distance behind me, cutting the Malad Gorge directly into the flat desert floor. I couldn't help but remember all the westerns where a galloping horse is pulled up just before they fall into the canyon (or braking cars stopping just be
Sheila Sund from Salem, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • viewpoint 23,265 ftwest-southwest · 0.6 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:4319:5219:15
June solstice06:0221:2220:39
September equinox07:2719:3819:01
December solstice08:0817:0916:23

Local time (America/Boise). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Jerome19.7 mi east-southeast
  • Twin Falls29.1 mi southeast
  • Kimberly33.9 mi southeast
← Before it: Hansen Bridge LookoutAfter it: viewpoint 2 →
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Common questions

How high is viewpoint 1?

viewpoint 1 sits at about 3,136 feet (956 m).

What can you see from viewpoint 1?

From viewpoint 1: viewpoint 2 (WSW, 0.6 mi).

What is the nearest town to viewpoint 1?

Jerome, 20 miles ESE of viewpoint 1.

What is the next lookout after viewpoint 1?

viewpoint 2 is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after viewpoint 1.

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