Hawkins Range Reserve
Hawkins Range Reserve is a nature reserve in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,246 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hulls Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a nature reserve 3.4 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Boise
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Stewart Gulch Park: 3.5 mi
- Hillside Park: 4.4 mi
- Briarhill Park: 4.5 mi
- Owens Park: 4.8 mi
- Boise Hills Park: 4.9 mi
- TARDIS: 4.7 mi
- Blue Bench: 5.9 mi
- River Throne: 6.0 mi
- Gentle Breeze: 6.1 mi
- Shapes I: 6.1 mi
- Lower Point: 3.4 mi
- Stack Rock: 3.4 mi
- Eagleson Summit: 3.5 mi
- Boise Peak: 3.9 mi
- Little Deer Point: 4.1 mi
- Model 1840 Seacoast Gun Cannon: 6.1 mi
- Replica of the Liberty Bell: 6.1 mi
- Spirit of Idaho Women: 6.1 mi
- Idaho Fallen Soldier Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Let Freedom Ring: 6.1 mi
- Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 6.3 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
- Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum: 6.8 mi
- Firewise Garden: 7.0 mi
- English Garden: 7.0 mi
- Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center: 4.3 mi
- Idaho State Museum: 6.6 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 6.6 mi
- Boise Art Museum: 6.7 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 6.7 mi
- Hulls Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 3.4 mi
- Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Hillside to Hollow Reserve: 4.3 mi
- Hulls Gulch Reserve: 4.6 mi
- North End Native Plant Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 7.8 mi
- A-10: 10.2 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 11.6 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 18.1 mi
- Riverside Beach: 7.0 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 13.1 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 15.7 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 15.8 mi
- Baldwin: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hawkins Range Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | NE 40° | 2,308 m | 6.2 mi |
| Thorn Creek Butte | E 82° | 2,290.572 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 82° | 2,279 m | 21.5 mi |
| Hawley Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,221 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mores Mountain | NNE 33° | 2,202 m | 7.3 mi |
| Doe Point | NE 45° | 2,151 m | 5.2 mi |
| Deer Point | NE 44° | 2,150 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bob's Knob | NE 52° | 2,024 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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