- Elevation, modelled
- 852 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
- 43.6009, -116.1608
Idaho Botanical Garden is a garden in Idaho, at a modelled 852 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Idaho Native Plant Garden, 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.
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Idaho Botanical Garden. 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
- 9.8 mi off the Payette River Scenic BywayNational
- 9.7 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 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: 0.8 mi
- Parkcenter Park: 1.0 mi
- Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park: 1.1 mi
- Boise B: 0.6 mi
- Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 1.7 mi
- Salute: 2.0 mi
- Fantasy Flora and Fauna: 2.1 mi
- Eternal Wind: 2.2 mi
- Table Rock: 0.8 mi
- Lucky Peak: 5.0 mi
- Aldape Peak: 5.6 mi
- Highland Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Eagleson Summit: 7.2 mi
- Boise B: 0.6 mi
- Oregon Trail Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Oregon Trail marker: 1.8 mi
- Oregon Trail Obelisk: Developing Roads: 2.1 mi
- Oregon Trail Obelisk: Black Pioneers: 2.1 mi
- Idaho Native Plant Garden: 0.0 mi
- Children's Adventure Garden: 0.0 mi
- Dry Garden: 0.0 mi
- Meditation Garden: 0.0 mi
- Western Water Wise Garden: 0.0 mi
- Old Idaho Penitentiary: 0.1 mi
- Idaho museum of mining and geology: 0.1 mi
- Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology: 0.1 mi
- Joseph Bown House: 1.7 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 2.0 mi
- Mesa Reserve (Satz Family Plot): 0.5 mi
- Chief Eagle Eye Reserve: 0.7 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: 13.6 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 17.4 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 7.1 mi
- Riverside Beach: 8.4 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
- Mallard219 obs
- showy milkweed166 obs
- Western Honey Bee150 obs
- arrowleaf balsamroot148 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel140 obs
- Great Blue Heron127 obs
- Wood Duck126 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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