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Balanced Rock

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Elevation, modelled
1,148 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Cedar Butte1,763 m · 22.8 mi
Nearest byway
Thousand Springs Scenic Byway7.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:22local time
Coordinates
42.5483, -114.9579

Balanced Rock is a attraction in Idaho, at a modelled 1,148 m. Cedar Butte stands 1,763 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Butte, a peak 3.9 miles away. Thousand Springs Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

park in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q94273703, matched on coordinates and name (78 m apart).

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balanced Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar ButteS 176°1,763 m22.8 mi
Marshall ButteS 190°1,680 m20.1 mi
Black ButteSSW 201°1,641 m19.6 mi
Coonskin ButteSSW 214°1,625 m16.5 mi
Pigtail ButteS 175°1,605 m19.0 mi
Horse ButteWSW 238°1,533 m16.7 mi
Emery ButteSSE 162°1,532 m17.6 mi
Secret Cabin ButteSSE 161°1,435 m14.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

33 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1519:52
June solstice06:0320:3921:22
September equinox07:2819:0219:39
December solstice08:0716:2517:10

Local time (America/Boise).

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