- Elevation, modelled
- 862 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shafer Butte2,308 m · 11.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway5.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:30local time
- Coordinates
- 43.6137, -116.1739
Foothills East Reserve is a nature reserve in Idaho, at a modelled 862 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Aldape Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of Boise
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Foothills East Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | NNE 21° | 2,308 m | 11.7 mi |
| Thorn Creek Butte | ENE 67° | 2,290.572 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 67° | 2,279 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mores Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,202 m | 13.0 mi |
| Doe Point | NNE 22° | 2,151 m | 10.5 mi |
| Deer Point | NNE 21° | 2,150 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bob's Knob | NNE 28° | 2,024 m | 11.5 mi |
| Gardiner Peak | NE 37° | 2,011 m | 9.5 mi |
- 5.0 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Payette River Scenic BywayNational
- 10.8 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Western Heritage Historic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Aldape Park: 0.3 mi
- Foothills East Park: 0.3 mi
- Prickett Park: 0.5 mi
- Eagle Rock Park: 0.8 mi
- Fort Boise Park: 0.9 mi
- Frank Steunenberg Statue: 1.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 1.4 mi
- Fantasy Flora and Fauna: 1.4 mi
- Where you are: 1.4 mi
- The Basque Mural: 1.5 mi
- Table Rock: 1.9 mi
- Lucky Peak: 5.7 mi
- Aldape Peak: 6.0 mi
- Eagleson Summit: 6.7 mi
- Highland Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Idaho Fallen Soldier Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Spirit of Idaho Women: 1.3 mi
- Let Freedom Ring: 1.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial By-Way: 1.3 mi
- Replica of the Liberty Bell: 1.3 mi
- Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum: 0.8 mi
- Mary Grunewald McGown Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
- English Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Meditation Garden: 1.1 mi
- Old Idaho Penitentiary: 1.0 mi
- Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology: 1.0 mi
- Idaho museum of mining and geology: 1.0 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 1.3 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 1.5 mi
- Chief Eagle Eye Reserve: 0.4 mi
- Mesa Reserve (Satz Family Plot): 1.5 mi
- North End Native Plant Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Mesa Reserve: 1.9 mi
- Hulls Gulch Reserve: 2.0 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 1.9 mi
- A-10: 4.6 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 12.6 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 16.7 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Riverside Beach: 7.4 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 8.2 mi
- Baldwin: 3.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:47 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:24 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 38 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise AIR Terminal, 5 mi away.
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