- Elevation
- 1,115 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cedar Butte1,763 m · 22.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Thousand Springs Scenic Byway7.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:22local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5477, -114.9584
Balanced Rock State Park is a park in Idaho, at a recorded 1,115 m. Cedar Butte stands 1,763 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Balanced Rock, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Thousand Springs Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 1115 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balanced Rock State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Butte | S 176° | 1,763 m | 22.7 mi |
| Marshall Butte | S 190° | 1,680 m | 20.1 mi |
| Black Butte | SSW 201° | 1,641 m | 19.6 mi |
| Coonskin Butte | SSW 214° | 1,625 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pigtail Butte | S 175° | 1,605 m | 18.9 mi |
| Horse Butte | WSW 238° | 1,533 m | 16.6 mi |
| Emery Butte | SSE 162° | 1,532 m | 17.6 mi |
| Secret Cabin Butte | SSE 160° | 1,435 m | 14.5 mi |
- 7.6 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Woodys cove interpretive area · 22 mi
- point 6 · 22 mi
- point 3 · 22 mi
- viewpoint 2 · 22 mi
69 named places within 25 miles
- John B. Crawford Park: 10.6 mi
- Eastman Park: 10.8 mi
- Box Canyon Springs Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Ritter Island: 14.8 mi
- Niagara Springs Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
- Sunset Butte: 3.9 mi
- Sunset Butte: 3.9 mi
- Castleford Butte: 4.4 mi
- Devil Creek Butte: 6.7 mi
- Tuanna Butte: 9.8 mi
- Devils Washboard Falls: 12.3 mi
- Salmon Falls: 15.4 mi
- Devil's washbowl waterfall: 22.7 mi
- Auger Falls: 22.8 mi
- Perrine Coulee Falls: 25.0 mi
- Balanced Rock: 0.0 mi
- Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 14.9 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Ritter Island: 14.7 mi
- CSI Tower: 24.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:39 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:25 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castleford 2 N, 5 mi away.
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