Ghost town · Idaho
Baldwin
Baldwin is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 812 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverfront Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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How to reach it
Coordinates43.63861, -116.24111
- 5.1 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Willow Lane Athletic Complex: 0.4 mi
- Heron Park: 0.5 mi
- Willow Lane Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- River Throne: 0.5 mi
- Blue Bench: 0.7 mi
- Galactic: 1.8 mi
- Shapes I: 1.9 mi
- Cover Ups: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 54
- Table Rock: 5.6 mi
- Eagleson Summit: 8.0 mi
- Boise Peak: 8.7 mi
- Stack Rock: 8.7 mi
- Lower Point: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Whitewater Park Engraved Stone: 0.9 mi
- Old Boise Historic District Engraved Stone: 1.0 mi
- Harry Morrison Dam Memorial Stone: 1.0 mi
- Billy Moynihan Engraved Stone: 1.0 mi
- Ray Need, M.D. Engraved Stone: 1.0 mi
Museums: 22
- Idaho State Museum: 2.6 mi
- Boise Art Museum: 2.6 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 2.7 mi
- Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center: 2.8 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 20
- Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 2.5 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 2.7 mi
- All Saints Refugee Garden: 2.9 mi
- Borah Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Hillside to Hollow Reserve: 1.5 mi
- Hulls Gulch Reserve: 2.3 mi
- North End Native Plant Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve: 2.9 mi
- Foothills East Reserve: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 5
- Historic Broadway Block: 4.1 mi
- A-10: 5.4 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 8.8 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 13.5 mi
- Branson Hollow: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Riverside Beach: 3.6 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 12.9 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baldwin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | NE 40° | 2,308 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mores Mountain | NE 35° | 2,202 m | 13.0 mi |
| Doe Point | NE 42° | 2,151 m | 10.8 mi |
| Deer Point | NE 41° | 2,150 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bob's Knob | NE 46° | 2,024 m | 12.2 mi |
| Gardiner Peak | ENE 57° | 2,011 m | 10.7 mi |
| Little Deer Point | NE 42° | 1,997 m | 9.8 mi |
| Boise Peak | ENE 60° | 1,978 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:47 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:25 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
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.
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