Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve
Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve is a nature reserve in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,028 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Briarhill Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Boise
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Briarhill Park: 1.8 mi
- Castle Hills Park: 2.1 mi
- Stewart Gulch Park: 2.3 mi
- Primrose Park: 2.5 mi
- Hillside Park: 2.5 mi
- Above and Below: 3.1 mi
- TARDIS: 3.2 mi
- Bee Business: 3.2 mi
- Blue Bench: 3.6 mi
- HaBATat: 4.1 mi
- Stack Rock: 5.4 mi
- Lower Point: 6.5 mi
- Eagleson Summit: 6.8 mi
- Little Deer Point: 7.2 mi
- Boise Peak: 7.3 mi
- Whitewater Park Engraved Stone: 4.7 mi
- Harry Morrison Dam Memorial Stone: 4.7 mi
- Old Boise Historic District Engraved Stone: 4.8 mi
- Billy Moynihan Engraved Stone: 4.8 mi
- Ray Need, M.D. Engraved Stone: 4.8 mi
- Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 3.2 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 6.1 mi
- All Saints Refugee Garden: 6.6 mi
- Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum: 6.8 mi
- Borah Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center: 4.5 mi
- Idaho State Museum: 6.0 mi
- Boise Art Museum: 6.0 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 6.0 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 6.2 mi
- Hillside to Hollow Reserve: 3.1 mi
- Hawkins Range Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve: 4.2 mi
- Hulls Gulch Reserve: 4.4 mi
- North End Native Plant Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 7.5 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 8.2 mi
- A-10: 9.2 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 14.8 mi
- Branson Hollow: 22.8 mi
- Riverside Beach: 3.7 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 14.4 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 16.2 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 16.3 mi
- Baldwin: 3.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | NE 54° | 2,308 m | 9.1 mi |
| Thorn Creek Butte | E 82° | 2,290.572 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 82° | 2,279 m | 24.9 mi |
| Hawley Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,221 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mores Mountain | NE 47° | 2,202 m | 9.9 mi |
| Doe Point | ENE 59° | 2,151 m | 8.2 mi |
| Deer Point | ENE 59° | 2,150 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bob's Knob | ENE 61° | 2,024 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:47 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:24 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise 7 N, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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