- Elevation, modelled
- 829 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shafer Butte2,308 m · 12.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway4.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:30local time
- Coordinates
- 43.6008, -116.1739
Mary Grunewald McGown Pollinator Garden is a garden in Idaho, at a modelled 829 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Warm Springs Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of Boise, Golden Eagle Audubon Society
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mary Grunewald McGown Pollinator Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | NNE 20° | 2,308 m | 12.5 mi |
| Thorn Creek Butte | ENE 65° | 2,290.572 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,279 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mores Mountain | NNE 17° | 2,202 m | 13.8 mi |
| Doe Point | NNE 20° | 2,151 m | 11.3 mi |
| Deer Point | NNE 19° | 2,150 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bob's Knob | NNE 26° | 2,024 m | 12.3 mi |
| Gardiner Peak | NNE 34° | 2,011 m | 10.2 mi |
- 4.1 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Payette River Scenic BywayNational
- 10.1 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Western Heritage Historic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Warm Springs Park: 0.0 mi
- Eagle Rock Park: 0.4 mi
- Parkcenter Park: 0.4 mi
- Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park: 0.5 mi
- MK Nature Center: 0.5 mi
- Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 1.2 mi
- Boise B: 1.3 mi
- Salute: 1.3 mi
- Fantasy Flora and Fauna: 1.5 mi
- Eternal Wind: 1.5 mi
- Table Rock: 1.5 mi
- Lucky Peak: 5.6 mi
- Aldape Peak: 6.2 mi
- Highland Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Eagleson Summit: 7.5 mi
- Oregon Trail Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Boise B: 1.3 mi
- Oregon Trail Obelisk: Developing Roads: 1.4 mi
- Oregon Trail Obelisk: Black Pioneers: 1.5 mi
- Dr Bong Shin Memorial Plaque: 1.6 mi
- Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum: 0.5 mi
- English Garden: 0.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- Children's Adventure Garden: 0.7 mi
- Idaho Botanical Garden: 0.7 mi
- Old Idaho Penitentiary: 0.6 mi
- Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology: 0.6 mi
- Idaho museum of mining and geology: 0.6 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 1.4 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 1.6 mi
- Chief Eagle Eye Reserve: 0.6 mi
- Foothills East Reserve: 0.9 mi
- Mesa Reserve (Satz Family Plot): 0.9 mi
- Mesa Reserve: 1.3 mi
- Golda Harris Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 1.2 mi
- A-10: 3.9 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 13.0 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 16.7 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 7.6 mi
- Riverside Beach: 7.9 mi
- Baldwin: 4.3 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 | 16:25 | 17:12 |
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, 4 mi away.
- Mallard452 obs
- Canada Goose409 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel350 obs
- Western Honey Bee239 obs
- Western Fence Lizard230 obs
- showy milkweed180 obs
- Great Blue Heron159 obs
- Wood Duck159 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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