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Aldape Park

Aldape Park from directly overhead

Aldape Park is a park in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 867 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Prickett Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
867 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Boise

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.61388, -116.17945
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Frank Steunenberg Statue: 1.1 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Statue: 1.1 mi
  • Fantasy Flora and Fauna: 1.1 mi
  • Where you are: 1.2 mi
  • The Basque Mural: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 59
  • Table Rock: 2.1 mi
  • Lucky Peak: 5.9 mi
  • Aldape Peak: 6.3 mi
  • Eagleson Summit: 6.9 mi
  • Highland Mountain: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 34
Gardens: 22
Museums: 21
Nature reserves: 17
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 10.0 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shafer ButteNNE 22°2,308 m11.8 mi
Thorn Creek ButteENE 67°2,290.572 m23.2 mi
Bald MountainENE 67°2,279 m23.6 mi
Mores MountainNNE 20°2,202 m13.0 mi
Doe PointNNE 23°2,151 m10.6 mi
Deer PointNNE 22°2,150 m10.5 mi
Bob's KnobNNE 29°2,024 m11.6 mi
Gardiner PeakNE 38°2,011 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0420:4721:30
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1616:2517:12

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.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel350 obs
  • Canada Goose326 obs
  • Mallard279 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard233 obs
  • Western Honey Bee203 obs
  • arrowleaf balsamroot167 obs
  • Cornflower157 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee130 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/671185337

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