- Elevation, modelled
- 858 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shafer Butte2,308 m · 12.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:30local time
- Coordinates
- 43.6006, -116.1598
Foothills Grove is a garden in Idaho, at a modelled 858 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Labyrinth, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Foothills Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | NNE 17° | 2,308 m | 12.3 mi |
| Thorn Creek Butte | ENE 64° | 2,290.572 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 64° | 2,279 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mores Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,202 m | 13.6 mi |
| Doe Point | NNE 17° | 2,151 m | 11.1 mi |
| Deer Point | NNE 16° | 2,150 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bob's Knob | NNE 23° | 2,024 m | 12.0 mi |
| Gardiner Peak | NNE 30° | 2,011 m | 9.8 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Payette River Scenic BywayNational
- 11.7 mi off the Western Heritage Historic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Rock Park: 0.4 mi
- Warm Springs Park: 0.7 mi
- Foothills East Park: 0.9 mi
- Parkcenter Park: 1.1 mi
- Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park: 1.2 mi
- Boise B: 0.6 mi
- Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 1.8 mi
- Salute: 2.0 mi
- Fantasy Flora and Fauna: 2.1 mi
- Eternal Wind: 2.2 mi
- Table Rock: 0.8 mi
- Lucky Peak: 4.9 mi
- Aldape Peak: 5.6 mi
- Highland Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Eagleson Summit: 7.2 mi
- Boise B: 0.6 mi
- Oregon Trail marker: 1.8 mi
- Oregon Trail Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Oregon Trail Obelisk: Developing Roads: 2.1 mi
- Oregon Trail Obelisk: Black Pioneers: 2.2 mi
- The Labyrinth: 0.0 mi
- Dry Garden: 0.0 mi
- Lewis & Clark Garden: 0.0 mi
- Idaho Native Plant Garden: 0.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 0.0 mi
- Idaho museum of mining and geology: 0.2 mi
- Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology: 0.2 mi
- Old Idaho Penitentiary: 0.2 mi
- Joseph Bown House: 1.7 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 2.0 mi
- Mesa Reserve (Satz Family Plot): 0.4 mi
- Chief Eagle Eye Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Mesa Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Foothills East Reserve: 1.1 mi
- Golda Harris Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 1.8 mi
- A-10: 4.4 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 13.7 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 17.4 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 7.1 mi
- Riverside Beach: 8.5 mi
- Baldwin: 4.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:46 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:24 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 38 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise AIR Terminal, 5 mi away.
- Western Fence Lizard234 obs
- Mallard217 obs
- showy milkweed168 obs
- Western Honey Bee149 obs
- arrowleaf balsamroot148 obs
- Great Blue Heron137 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel125 obs
- Wood Duck122 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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