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South Bannock County Historical Center Museum

South Bannock County Historical Center Museum from directly overhead

South Bannock County Historical Center Museum is a museum in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,530 m. Oxford Peak stands 2,824 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bull, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway runs past it. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.61950, -112.01071
Around it

64 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 42
Parks: 11
  • City Park: 0.3 mi
  • Buddy Campbell Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Indian Rocks State Park: 12.4 mi
  • Skyline Park: 17.1 mi
  • Geyser Park: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • High Dive: 0.3 mi
  • Formation springs nature preserve: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • The Bull: 0.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sunken Gardens: 0.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Red Rock Pass: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Bannock County Historical Center Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oxford PeakS 190°2,824 m24.6 mi
Bonneville PeakNNW 326°2,812 m11.9 mi
Sedgwick PeakSSE 148°2,789 m8.4 mi
Snow PeakNW 325°2,777 m11.1 mi
Haystack MountainNW 321°2,748 m8.5 mi
South Putnam MountainNNW 343°2,724 m21.2 mi
Soda PeakESE 108°2,707 m20.6 mi
Mount PutnamNNW 341°2,685 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0319:40
June solstice05:5120:2721:10
September equinox07:1618:5019:27
December solstice07:5616:1216:58

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232736445261696758463424
Precip in2.01.31.91.82.31.30.81.11.41.41.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava HOT Springs, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/405537042

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