Camas Meadows Battle Site
Camas Meadows Battle Site is a historic site in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,916 m. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Threemile Knoll, a peak 3.2 miles away. Lost Gold Trails Loop passes 1.4 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 1.3 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
57 named places within 25 miles
- Threemile Knoll: 3.2 mi
- Cinder Butte: 3.4 mi
- Blacks Knoll: 5.3 mi
- Button Butte: 5.8 mi
- Twitchells Knoll: 5.9 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 20.9 mi
- Harriman State Park: 21.0 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 22.1 mi
- China Point: 14.6 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 14.7 mi
- Dubois Rest Area, I-15: 21.2 mi
- Brower's Spring: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camas Meadows Battle Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | NE 52° | 3,097 m | 23.7 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | NE 52° | 3,071 m | 23.7 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | N 3° | 3,008 m | 14.8 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NE 35° | 2,991 m | 17.5 mi |
| Slide Mountain | N 6° | 2,989 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,926 m | 17.1 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | NE 50° | 2,896 m | 24.2 mi |
| Reas Peak | NE 55° | 2,850 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:31 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:04 | 16:52 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 46 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois EXP STN, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 89001081OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6761874281
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 29 mi
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