Egin Bench
Egin Bench is a beach in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,493 m. Farnes Mountain stands 2,248 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Henry Historic Monument, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,493 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
97 named places within 25 miles
- Thunder Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Staircase: 4.6 mi
- Middle Bowl: 5.1 mi
- West Butte: 6.1 mi
- Juniper Buttes: 7.1 mi
- Agnes Remington Park: 2.9 mi
- Aspen Acre's Disc Golf Course: 3.5 mi
- Aspen Acres DGC: 3.5 mi
- Smith Park: 5.7 mi
- Lyle H. Moon Mayor's Park: 5.8 mi
- Fort Henry Historic Monument: 2.1 mi
- SJ Healing Crossroads Shrine by Scott & Janae Johnson: 2.7 mi
- Veterans Freedom Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Education Monument: 8.7 mi
- Teton Dam: 13.7 mi
- Legacy Flight Museum: 7.5 mi
- Romney Geology Museum: 8.6 mi
- Farnsworth TV & Pioneer Museum: 19.5 mi
- Thomas E. Ricks Memorial Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Student Gardens: 9.1 mi
- Scott Samuelson Labrinth: 14.3 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 14.8 mi
- Grandview Point: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Egin Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farnes Mountain | SE 140° | 2,248 m | 24.6 mi |
| West Farnes Mountain | SE 140° | 2,244 m | 24.6 mi |
| East Farnes Mountain | SE 137° | 2,215 m | 24.9 mi |
| Crystal Butte | NNE 13° | 2,124 m | 24.7 mi |
| Kelly Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,071 m | 24.4 mi |
| Baldy Knoll | ESE 106° | 2,069 m | 24.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,046 m | 24.5 mi |
| Crater Butte | N 2° | 1,979 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:30 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:05 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar City, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358650864
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