Brandon Meppin Memorial Field
Brandon Meppin Memorial Field is a historic site in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,392 m. Mount Putnam stands 2,685 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Firth Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- granite;stone
- Inscription
- Dedicated in his memory 1986 1994
How to reach it
117 named places within 25 miles
- Firth Park: 0.4 mi
- Firth River Bottoms: 0.8 mi
- Snake River Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- North Bingham County Park: 4.5 mi
- Crofts Twilight Park: 4.9 mi
- The Butte: 5.7 mi
- Garden Peak: 8.9 mi
- Higham Peak: 12.7 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Baldy Knoll: 13.2 mi
- Not Even Once: 5.5 mi
- Alpenglow II: 14.4 mi
- Midday and Morning: 14.4 mi
- The Gesture;Steel Tears: 14.4 mi
- My Backyard: 14.4 mi
- Bingham County Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Idaho Potato Museum: 11.6 mi
- The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho: 14.2 mi
- The Museum of Idaho: 14.4 mi
- Collectors Corner Museum: 15.2 mi
- Founding of Shelley: 5.8 mi
- Cami: 11.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Idaho Vietnam Veteran's Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Lava Beds: 4.3 mi
- Wild Adventure Corn Maze: 9.6 mi
- Eastern Idaho State Fair: 11.2 mi
- Idaho Falls: 14.5 mi
- Moulton Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Ozone: 18.8 mi
- The Butterfly Haven: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brandon Meppin Memorial Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Putnam | S 178° | 2,685 m | 24.7 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | E 91° | 2,254 m | 13.2 mi |
| The Saddle | ESE 101° | 2,112 m | 24.3 mi |
| Ziegler Mountain | E 100° | 2,102 m | 18.2 mi |
| Higham Peak | SSE 157° | 2,027 m | 12.7 mi |
| Birch Creek Mountain | E 98° | 2,002 m | 16.3 mi |
| Big Horse Butte | ENE 77° | 1,985 m | 24.4 mi |
| Little Horse Butte | ENE 77° | 1,970 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:30 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:10 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blackfoot Fire Dept, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13608074939
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