Palisades Bench
Palisades Bench is a beach in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,786 m. Taylor Mountain stands 3,152 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Baldy Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1786 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Creek Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Baldy Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Windy Peak: 3.6 mi
- Flatiron: 3.7 mi
- Congress Knob: 3.9 mi
- Brookside Park: 15.5 mi
- Sherman Park: 15.5 mi
- Owen Bircher Park: 20.0 mi
- Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 20.7 mi
- Rendezvous Park: 21.5 mi
- rendevous mtn trail: 22.8 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 23.3 mi
- Poison Flat Trailhead: 23.9 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Palisades Waterfall: 7.3 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 12.9 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 20.3 mi
- Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 9.4 mi
- Paradise Spring: 17.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Palisades Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Mountain | NE 55° | 3,152 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Glory | ENE 63° | 3,063 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Baird | ESE 108° | 3,048 m | 8.0 mi |
| Observation Peak | ESE 118° | 3,037 m | 16.9 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | ESE 111° | 3,024 m | 8.0 mi |
| Sheep Creek Peak | ESE 109° | 3,022 m | 6.3 mi |
| Powder Peak | ESE 107° | 3,006 m | 12.7 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NE 42° | 2,998 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:06 | 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 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358657848
Day trips start here
Take the scenic way to Palisades Bench.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.