Wheatgrass Bench
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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,393 m
How to reach it
- 25.3 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Howard Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Flatiron Hill: 8.3 mi
- Kinport Peak: 8.8 mi
- Paps Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Rock Knoll: 9.2 mi
- 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
- Compressor Station Bench: 2.2 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 4.8 mi
- Bronco Beach: 7.8 mi
- McDougall Field: 8.2 mi
- OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 11.0 mi
- The ISU "I": 11.9 mi
- Silver Horseshoe: 10.3 mi
- The Butterfly Haven: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek Peak | S 179° | 2,664 m | 24.5 mi |
| Scout Mountain | ESE 122° | 2,647 m | 19.0 mi |
| Old Tom Mountain | SE 129° | 2,638 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bannock Peak | S 189° | 2,517 m | 15.5 mi |
| White Quartz Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,356 m | 15.7 mi |
| Indian Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,223 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,211 m | 21.3 mi |
| Rock Knoll | ESE 113° | 2,205 m | 9.2 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 | 20:30 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358653370
Day trips start here
- Pocatello · 11 mi
- Southeastern Idaho · 25 mi
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