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Rainbow Beach

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
1344 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.88130, -112.71554

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lee Street Park: 9.1 mi
  • City park: 9.6 mi
  • City park: 9.7 mi
  • FMC Park: 9.9 mi
  • Stebbins Park: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 28
Museums: 4
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
  • McDougall Field: 8.8 mi
  • OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 13.6 mi
  • The ISU "I": 14.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Silver Horseshoe: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scout MountainSE 127°2,647 m23.4 mi
Bannock PeakS 179°2,517 m19.2 mi
White Quartz MountainS 181°2,356 m19.2 mi
Indian MountainESE 116°2,223 m20.9 mi
Rock KnollESE 124°2,205 m13.5 mi
Moonshine PeakS 173°2,202 m20.0 mi
Wild MountainESE 115°2,183 m13.7 mi
Kinport PeakESE 114°2,172 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0619:43
June solstice05:5320:3121:14
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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358652429

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