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Mesa Reserve (Satz Family Plot)

Mesa Reserve (Satz Family Plot) from directly overhead

Mesa Reserve (Satz Family Plot) is a nature reserve in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 949 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Reserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Boise

How to reach it

Coordinates43.59477, -116.15747

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Boise B: 0.5 mi
  • Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 1.8 mi
  • Salute: 2.2 mi
  • Fantasy Flora and Fauna: 2.4 mi
  • Eternal Wind: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Eagle Rock Park: 0.8 mi
  • Baggley Park: 0.9 mi
  • Warm Springs Park: 0.9 mi
  • Parkcenter Park: 1.2 mi
  • Foothills East Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Table Rock: 0.6 mi
  • Lucky Peak: 4.9 mi
  • Aldape Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Highland Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Kodiak Peak: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 22
  • Vegetable Garden: 0.4 mi
  • The Labyrinth: 0.4 mi
  • Foothills Grove: 0.4 mi
  • Dry Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Children's Adventure Garden: 0.4 mi
Museums: 20
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 8.4 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Reserve (Satz Family Plot). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shafer ButteNNE 16°2,308 m12.7 mi
Thorn Creek ButteENE 63°2,290.572 m22.8 mi
Bald MountainENE 63°2,279 m23.1 mi
Mores MountainNNE 14°2,202 m14.0 mi
Doe PointNNE 16°2,151 m11.5 mi
Deer PointNNE 15°2,150 m11.4 mi
Bob's KnobNNE 22°2,024 m12.4 mi
Gardiner PeakNNE 28°2,011 m10.1 mi

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 solstice08:1616:2517:11

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1525024478

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