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Compressor Station Bench

Compressor Station Bench from directly overhead

Compressor Station Bench is a beach in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,409 m. Deep Creek Peak stands 2,664 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheatgrass Bench, a beach 2.2 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1409 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.82213, -112.70360
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lee Street Park: 7.6 mi
  • City park: 7.9 mi
  • City park: 8.0 mi
  • Stebbins Park: 8.3 mi
  • Vard Meadows: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 31
Museums: 4
  • Historic Downtown Pocatello: 13.0 mi
  • Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 13.3 mi
  • Museum of Clean: 13.5 mi
  • Bannock County Historical Museum: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • McDougall Field: 10.0 mi
  • OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 13.2 mi
  • The ISU "I": 14.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Silver Horseshoe: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Butterfly Haven: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deep Creek PeakS 174°2,664 m24.4 mi
Scout MountainESE 119°2,647 m20.7 mi
Old Tom MountainSE 125°2,638 m23.8 mi
Bannock PeakS 181°2,517 m15.1 mi
White Quartz MountainS 184°2,356 m15.2 mi
Indian MountainESE 106°2,223 m18.9 mi
Bradley MountainSE 145°2,211 m22.3 mi
Rock KnollESE 108°2,205 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0619:43
June solstice05:5320:3021:14
September equinox07:1918:5319:30
December solstice07:5916:1417:00

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273041485764737162493727
Precip in1.00.71.01.31.51.10.50.50.80.90.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — American Falls, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358650414

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