Scout's Monument
Scout's Monument is a historic site in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 2,145 m. Meade Peak stands 3,305 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Montpelier Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- THE MONUMENT FIRST ERECTED 1934 BY SONS OF SIDNEY BURGOYNE PLAQUE PLACED 1988
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 1.2 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Bear Lake Overlook · 30 mi
58 named places within 25 miles
- M Hill: 1.1 mi
- Fox Point: 3.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Geneva Summit: 6.9 mi
- South Hill: 7.3 mi
- Alinger Park: 1.0 mi
- Bear Lake County Fairgrounds: 1.1 mi
- Stock Park: 1.3 mi
- Adam's Park: 2.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 2.0 mi
- Fox Spring: 4.0 mi
- Nieber Spring: 12.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 15.1 mi
- Spring Salt: 18.2 mi
- Willow Flat Natural Spring: 22.1 mi
- M Hill: 1.2 mi
- Pat Hollow Crash Site: 24.0 mi
- The National Oregon / California Trail Center: 1.3 mi
- Butch Cassidy Bank Robery Museum: 2.0 mi
- Allred Flat Group Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
- Sage Springs Day Use Area: 21.6 mi
- Outdoor Classroom: 1.6 mi
- Snowside Point: 7.0 mi
- Minnetonka Cave Tour: 21.1 mi
- Cisco Beach: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scout's Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meade Peak | N 7° | 3,305 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sherman Peak | WNW 303° | 2,954 m | 16.8 mi |
| Paris Peak | WSW 238° | 2,908 m | 16.6 mi |
| Midnight Mountain | WSW 254° | 2,849 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sublette Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,830 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bloomington Peak | SW 235° | 2,826 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,818 m | 5.4 mi |
| Threemile Peak | N 357° | 2,809 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:23 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:11 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bern, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6725681124
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