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North End Native Plant Preserve

North End Native Plant Preserve from directly overhead

North End Native Plant Preserve is a nature reserve in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 841 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Camel's Back Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Boise

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.63082, -116.19556

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Camel's Back Park: 0.4 mi
  • Gordon S. Bowen Park: 0.5 mi
  • McAuley Park: 0.7 mi
  • Boise Hills Park: 0.8 mi
  • Cherie Buckner-Webb Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 58
Historic sites: 35
  • Model 1840 Seacoast Gun Cannon: 0.9 mi
  • Replica of the Liberty Bell: 0.9 mi
  • Spirit of Idaho Women: 1.0 mi
  • Idaho Fallen Soldier Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Let Freedom Ring: 1.0 mi
Gardens: 22
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 11.4 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of North End Native Plant Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shafer ButteNNE 29°2,308 m11.1 mi
Thorn Creek ButteENE 70°2,290.572 m23.5 mi
Bald MountainENE 71°2,279 m23.9 mi
Mores MountainNNE 25°2,202 m12.3 mi
Doe PointNNE 30°2,151 m9.9 mi
Deer PointNNE 29°2,150 m9.8 mi
Bob's KnobNE 36°2,024 m11.1 mi
Gardiner PeakNE 46°2,011 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0420:4721:31
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1616:2417:12

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/899971179

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