Shoshone Falls
Shoshone Falls is an attraction in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,083 m. Grand View Peak stands 2,197 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. Thousand Springs Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
dam in Jerome County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q48999159, matched on coordinates and name (175 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1083 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hansen Bridge Lookout · 5 mi
- viewpoint 1 · 30 mi
114 named places within 25 miles
- Shoshone Falls: 0.1 mi
- Dierkes Lake: 0.6 mi
- Dierkes Lake Park: 0.7 mi
- Morning Sun Park: 1.9 mi
- Jason's Woodland Park: 2.1 mi
- Skeleton Butte: 8.6 mi
- Stricker Butte: 8.8 mi
- Flat Top Butte: 9.6 mi
- Hansen Butte: 11.0 mi
- Hub Butte: 11.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Spring: 15.5 mi
- Nat Soo Pah Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
- Hoops Spring: 18.7 mi
- Moonshine Spring: 18.9 mi
- Huja Patezopai’I: 19.7 mi
- Twins Statue: 2.6 mi
- IB Perrine Monument: 2.7 mi
- Evel Knievel Monument: 2.7 mi
- CSI Tower: 3.8 mi
- Honor Roll: 9.6 mi
- Shoshone Falls: 0.2 mi
- Pillar Falls: 1.5 mi
- Perrine Coulee Falls: 3.6 mi
- Auger Falls: 6.8 mi
- Devils Washboard Falls: 19.9 mi
- Evel Knievel Jump Site: 1.1 mi
- Jerome County Fairgrounds: 11.2 mi
- Lincoln County Fairgrounds: 23.4 mi
- Herrett Museum: 3.5 mi
- Twin Falls County Museum: 7.8 mi
- Jerome County Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Shoshone Falls: 0.1 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.7 mi
- Ritter Island: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shoshone Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand View Peak | SSE 167° | 2,197 m | 24.0 mi |
| Wooden Shoe Butte | SSE 165° | 2,066 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf | S 173° | 1,748 m | 16.5 mi |
| Berger Butte | SW 225° | 1,430 m | 16.4 mi |
| Milner Butte | ESE 116° | 1,409 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hub Butte | SSW 200° | 1,404 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hazelton Butte | E 99° | 1,342 m | 15.8 mi |
| Skeleton Butte | E 94° | 1,340 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:37 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:22 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 44 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Falls-kmvt, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1183479286
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