Emile Grandjean
Emile Grandjean is a historic site in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,574 m. Thompson Peak stands 3,256 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is South Fork Payette River Game Preserve, a park 2.1 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
- Inscription
- An immigrant from Denmark where he had studied forestry, he came to this part of Idaho in 1883 to mine, hunt and trap. Before Idaho became a state in 1890, he built a winter cabin below Grandjean Peak on a site later occupied by Grandjean Ranger Station.
How to reach it
- On the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Zumwalt: 3.0 mi
- Eightmile Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Spring Benchmark: 5.4 mi
- 2831.592: 5.6 mi
- Tenmile Ridge: 6.2 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 4.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 7.6 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 8.6 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Fern Falls: 12.5 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 3.4 mi
- Kirkham Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
- Pine Flats Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Stanley Park: 15.7 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 3.7 mi
- Taylor Spring: 8.1 mi
- Banner Summit: 9.2 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Baring Divide: 13.2 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 21.5 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 16.3 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
- Stanley Museum: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Emile Grandjean. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | E 100° | 3,256 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | ESE 102° | 3,255 m | 12.0 mi |
| Williams Peak | E 97° | 3,241 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Carter | ESE 101° | 3,228 m | 11.7 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | ESE 109° | 3,191 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Limbert | ESE 104° | 3,165 m | 11.5 mi |
| Moolack Mountain | ESE 107° | 3,150 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Iowa | ESE 111° | 3,148 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:44 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:18 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10115778152
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