Billy Moynihan Engraved Stone
Billy Moynihan Engraved Stone is a historic site 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 Ray Need, M.D. Engraved Stone, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Billy Moynihan “Shuck the Gnar”
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 6.7 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 13.1 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Esther Simplot Park: 0.1 mi
- Heron Park: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Idaho Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Kathryn Albertson Park: 0.7 mi
- River Throne: 0.5 mi
- Galactic: 1.0 mi
- Shapes I: 1.1 mi
- Cover Ups: 1.2 mi
- Don't make me lose my mind baby. Sweating, all because of you.: 1.2 mi
- Table Rock: 4.9 mi
- Eagleson Summit: 8.2 mi
- Lucky Peak: 8.8 mi
- Boise Peak: 8.9 mi
- Aldape Peak: 9.0 mi
- Ray Need, M.D. Engraved Stone: 0.0 mi
- Old Boise Historic District Engraved Stone: 0.0 mi
- Harry Morrison Dam Memorial Stone: 0.0 mi
- Whitewater Park Engraved Stone: 0.1 mi
- World Trade Center Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Idaho State Museum: 1.8 mi
- Boise Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 1.9 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 2.1 mi
- Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center: 2.7 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
- All Saints Refugee Garden: 1.9 mi
- Borah Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum: 2.9 mi
- Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 3.4 mi
- North End Native Plant Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Hillside to Hollow Reserve: 2.0 mi
- Hulls Gulch Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Foothills East Reserve: 3.1 mi
- Chief Eagle Eye Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 3.1 mi
- A-10: 4.4 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 9.6 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 13.8 mi
- Branson Hollow: 24.8 mi
- Riverside Beach: 4.5 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 11.0 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 12.0 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 12.0 mi
- Baldwin: 1.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Billy Moynihan Engraved Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | NE 36° | 2,308 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mores Mountain | NNE 32° | 2,202 m | 13.5 mi |
| Doe Point | NE 38° | 2,151 m | 11.3 mi |
| Deer Point | NE 37° | 2,150 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bob's Knob | NE 42° | 2,024 m | 12.6 mi |
| Gardiner Peak | NE 52° | 2,011 m | 11.0 mi |
| Little Deer Point | NE 37° | 1,997 m | 10.3 mi |
| Boise Peak | NE 53° | 1,978 m | 8.9 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5620961653
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