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Mary Grunewald McGown Pollinator Garden

Mary Grunewald McGown Pollinator Garden from directly overhead

Mary Grunewald McGown Pollinator Garden is a garden in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 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.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Boise, Golden Eagle Audubon Society
Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.60075, -116.17389
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • 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
Peaks: 58
  • 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
Historic sites: 36
Gardens: 21
  • 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
Museums: 21
Nature reserves: 17
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 9.1 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shafer ButteNNE 20°2,308 m12.5 mi
Thorn Creek ButteENE 65°2,290.572 m23.3 mi
Bald MountainENE 65°2,279 m23.7 mi
Mores MountainNNE 17°2,202 m13.8 mi
Doe PointNNE 20°2,151 m11.3 mi
Deer PointNNE 19°2,150 m11.3 mi
Bob's KnobNNE 26°2,024 m12.3 mi
Gardiner PeakNNE 34°2,011 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0420:4621:30
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1616:2517:12

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323845516068777666534032
Precip in1.41.01.31.21.40.80.20.20.40.81.21.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise AIR Terminal, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • 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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1478585796

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