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Wheatgrass Bench

Wheatgrass Bench from directly overhead

Wheatgrass Bench is a beach in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,393 m. Deep Creek Peak stands 2,664 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Compressor Station Bench, a beach 2.2 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1393 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.82547, -112.66054
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pocatello Elk Refuge: 9.1 mi
  • FMC Park: 9.6 mi
  • Westello Park: 9.7 mi
  • Hyland Park: 9.7 mi
  • Lee Street Park: 9.7 mi
Peaks: 30
Museums: 4
  • Historic Downtown Pocatello: 10.8 mi
  • Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 11.1 mi
  • Museum of Clean: 11.3 mi
  • Bannock County Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • McDougall Field: 8.2 mi
  • OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 11.0 mi
  • The ISU "I": 11.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Silver Horseshoe: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Butterfly Haven: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deep Creek PeakS 179°2,664 m24.5 mi
Scout MountainESE 122°2,647 m19.0 mi
Old Tom MountainSE 129°2,638 m22.2 mi
Bannock PeakS 189°2,517 m15.5 mi
White Quartz MountainSSW 192°2,356 m15.7 mi
Indian MountainESE 109°2,223 m16.9 mi
Bradley MountainSSE 150°2,211 m21.3 mi
Rock KnollESE 113°2,205 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0619:43
June solstice05:5320:3021:13
September equinox07:1918:5219:30
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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358653370

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