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Firefighter’s Prayer Statue

Firefighter’s Prayer Statue from directly overhead

Firefighter’s Prayer Statue is a historic site in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 815 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Idaho Fallen Firefighters Memorial Plaza, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Fireman’s Prayer

How to reach it

Coordinates43.61767, -116.22367

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Idaho Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Kathryn Albertson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Shoreline Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ayres Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fairview Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Galactic: 0.5 mi
  • Cover Ups: 0.6 mi
  • Shapes I: 0.6 mi
  • Playing Around: 0.6 mi
  • Don't make me lose my mind baby. Sweating, all because of you.: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 57
Historic sites: 36
Gardens: 23
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 11.2 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Firefighter’s Prayer Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shafer ButteNNE 32°2,308 m12.6 mi
Mores MountainNNE 29°2,202 m13.7 mi
Doe PointNE 34°2,151 m11.4 mi
Deer PointNNE 33°2,150 m11.3 mi
Bob's KnobNE 38°2,024 m12.6 mi
Gardiner PeakNE 48°2,011 m10.9 mi
Little Deer PointNNE 33°1,997 m10.4 mi
Boise PeakNE 49°1,978 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0420:4721:31
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1616:2517:12

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323845516068777666534032
Precip in1.41.01.31.21.40.80.20.20.40.81.21.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise AIR Terminal, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5595689615

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