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Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology

Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology from directly overhead

Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology is a museum in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 849 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Idaho museum of mining and geology, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates43.60278, -116.16153
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Boise B: 0.7 mi
  • Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 1.8 mi
  • Salute: 1.9 mi
  • Fantasy Flora and Fauna: 2.0 mi
  • Eternal Wind: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 58
  • Table Rock: 0.9 mi
  • Lucky Peak: 5.0 mi
  • Aldape Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Highland Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Eagleson Summit: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 22
  • Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
  • English Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Firewise Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Meditation Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Western Water Wise Garden: 0.1 mi
Museums: 19
Nature reserves: 17
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 9.0 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shafer ButteNNE 17°2,308 m12.2 mi
Thorn Creek ButteENE 64°2,290.572 m22.7 mi
Bald MountainENE 65°2,279 m23.1 mi
Mores MountainNNE 15°2,202 m13.5 mi
Doe PointNNE 17°2,151 m11.0 mi
Deer PointNNE 17°2,150 m11.0 mi
Bob's KnobNNE 23°2,024 m11.9 mi
Gardiner PeakNNE 31°2,011 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0420:4621:30
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1616:2417:11

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 5 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/375317804

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