Rainbow Beach
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Rainbow Beach is a beach in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,344 m. Scout Mountain stands 2,647 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bronco Beach, a beach 4.0 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,344 m
How to reach it
- 29.6 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lee Street Park: 9.1 mi
- City park: 9.6 mi
- FMC Park: 9.9 mi
- Stebbins Park: 10.1 mi
- Fort Hall Historic Monument: 10.4 mi
- Paps Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Howard Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Kinport Peak: 12.6 mi
- Cedar Butte: 13.1 mi
- Flatiron Hill: 13.1 mi
- Historic Downtown Pocatello: 13.3 mi
- Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 13.7 mi
- Museum of Clean: 13.9 mi
- Bannock County Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
- Bronco Beach: 4.0 mi
- Compressor Station Bench: 4.1 mi
- Wheatgrass Bench: 4.8 mi
- McDougall Field: 8.8 mi
- OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 13.6 mi
- The ISU "I": 14.5 mi
- Silver Horseshoe: 9.8 mi
- The Butterfly Haven: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rainbow Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scout Mountain | SE 127° | 2,647 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bannock Peak | S 179° | 2,517 m | 19.2 mi |
| White Quartz Mountain | S 181° | 2,356 m | 19.2 mi |
| Indian Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,223 m | 20.9 mi |
| Rock Knoll | ESE 124° | 2,205 m | 13.5 mi |
| Moonshine Peak | S 173° | 2,202 m | 20.0 mi |
| Wild Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,183 m | 13.7 mi |
| Kinport Peak | ESE 114° | 2,172 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:31 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:14 | 17:00 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — American Falls, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358652429
Day trips start here
- Pocatello · 14 mi
- Southeastern Idaho · 28 mi
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