Bottolfsen Park
Bottolfsen Park is a park in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,622 m. Sunset Peak stands 3,260 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is C. A. Bottolfsen, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway runs past it. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
76 named places within 25 miles
- Arco Peak: 2.4 mi
- Sixmile Butte: 8.6 mi
- Appendicitis Hill: 9.8 mi
- King Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Wildhorse Butte: 10.7 mi
- Arco Rodeo Grounds: 0.1 mi
- Lava Field: 11.7 mi
- Natural Arch: 15.9 mi
- Lava Trees: 18.7 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 18.8 mi
- Rock of Ages: 12.9 mi
- Watch Tower: 12.9 mi
- Sea of Joy: 12.9 mi
- Gateway Rock: 12.9 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 5.3 mi
- Moore City Park: 7.7 mi
- Howe Park: 18.3 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 0.1 mi
- USS Hawkbill Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Big Lost River Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Experimental Breeder Reactor I: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bottolfsen Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Peak | N 352° | 3,260 m | 24.0 mi |
| King Mountain | N 8° | 3,235 m | 10.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NW 306° | 2,919 m | 17.4 mi |
| Big Flat Top | WNW 302° | 2,855 m | 19.8 mi |
| Blizzard Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,838.602 m | 20.5 mi |
| Jumpoff Peak | NE 49° | 2,756 m | 13.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,729.79 m | 23.4 mi |
| Howe Peak | ENE 61° | 2,651 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:35 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:13 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arco, under a mile away.
- Red-tailed Hawk3 obs
- Common Nighthawk3 obs
- Pronghorn3 obs
- Winterfat3 obs
- crossflower3 obs
- Imperfect Buckwheat3 obs
- silver chickensage3 obs
- Columbia Spotted Frog2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/370359729
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