- Elevation, modelled
- 919 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shafer Butte2,308 m · 15.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:30local time
- Coordinates
- 43.5478, -116.1169
Oregon Trail Reserve is a nature reserve in Idaho, at a modelled 919 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Barber Observation Point, a park 0.7 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of Boise
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oregon Trail Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | N 5° | 2,308 m | 15.5 mi |
| Thorn Creek Butte | NE 53° | 2,290.572 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 54° | 2,279 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mores Mountain | N 4° | 2,202 m | 16.9 mi |
| Doe Point | N 4° | 2,151 m | 14.3 mi |
| Deer Point | N 4° | 2,150 m | 14.3 mi |
| Danskin Peak | ESE 112° | 2,039 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bob's Knob | N 10° | 2,024 m | 15.0 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 5.4 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Payette River Scenic BywayNational
- 13.8 mi off the Western Heritage Historic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Barber Observation Point: 0.7 mi
- Bowler Park: 0.8 mi
- Columbia Village Recreation Center Park: 1.1 mi
- Simplot Sports Complex: 1.5 mi
- Barber Park: 1.7 mi
- Highland Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Table Rock: 3.6 mi
- Kodiak Peak: 4.5 mi
- Lucky Peak: 4.9 mi
- Lucky Benchmark: 5.2 mi
- Boise B: 3.9 mi
- Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 4.9 mi
- Summer in the Fields: 5.3 mi
- A totem to winged power: 5.4 mi
- Transmontane: 5.5 mi
- Steve Appleton Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Oregon Trail marker: 2.9 mi
- Boise B: 3.9 mi
- Oregon Trail Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Oregon Trail Obelisk: Developing Roads: 5.4 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 4.2 mi
- The Labyrinth: 4.2 mi
- Foothills Grove: 4.2 mi
- Dry Garden: 4.3 mi
- Lewis & Clark Garden: 4.3 mi
- Joseph Bown House: 2.8 mi
- Old Idaho Penitentiary: 4.4 mi
- Idaho museum of mining and geology: 4.4 mi
- Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology: 4.4 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 5.9 mi
- Peace Valley Overlook Reserve: 1.3 mi
- Golda Harris Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Mesa Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Mesa Reserve (Satz Family Plot): 3.8 mi
- Chief Eagle Eye Reserve: 5.0 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 4.9 mi
- A-10: 5.7 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 17.4 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 20.0 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 3.2 mi
- Riverside Beach: 12.4 mi
- Baldwin: 8.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:46 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:25 | 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 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise Lucky Peak DAM, 4 mi away.
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