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Golda Harris Nature Preserve

Golda Harris Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Golda Harris Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 834 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph Bown House, a museum 0.3 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Boise

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.57829, -116.15214
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Baggley Park: 0.7 mi
  • Helen B. Lowder Park: 0.7 mi
  • Barber Park: 1.1 mi
  • Cypress Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lakewood East Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
  • Boise B: 1.4 mi
  • Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 2.3 mi
  • Transmontane: 2.9 mi
  • Salute: 2.9 mi
  • A totem to winged power: 3.1 mi
Peaks: 56
  • Table Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Lucky Peak: 4.9 mi
  • Highland Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Aldape Peak: 5.9 mi
  • Kodiak Peak: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 34
Gardens: 21
  • Vegetable Garden: 1.6 mi
  • The Labyrinth: 1.6 mi
  • Foothills Grove: 1.6 mi
  • Dry Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Children's Adventure Garden: 1.6 mi
Museums: 19
Nature reserves: 16
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 7.2 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 7.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Golda Harris Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shafer ButteNNE 13°2,308 m13.7 mi
Thorn Creek ButteENE 60°2,290.572 m23.1 mi
Bald MountainENE 60°2,279 m23.4 mi
Mores MountainNNE 12°2,202 m15.0 mi
Doe PointNNE 13°2,151 m12.5 mi
Deer PointNNE 12°2,150 m12.5 mi
Bob's KnobNNE 19°2,024 m13.3 mi
Gardiner PeakNNE 24°2,011 m11.0 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 solstice08:1516:2517:12

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1034363219

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