Bruneau Dunes State Park
Bruneau Dunes State Park is a park in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 761 m. Knob Benchmark stands 1,479 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Flatiron Butte, a peak 2.9 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 761 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
56 named places within 25 miles
- Flatiron Butte: 2.9 mi
- Crabb Butte: 3.8 mi
- Medbury Hill: 9.6 mi
- Pence Butte: 11.1 mi
- Twin Buttes: 11.1 mi
- Snake River Birds of Prey Area: 4.0 mi
- North Park: 14.3 mi
- Scout Park: 14.5 mi
- Locust Park: 14.7 mi
- Silverstone Park: 14.7 mi
- City of Rocks: 10.4 mi
- Black Rocks: 15.6 mi
- Mountain Home Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
- Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
- Community Wall: 16.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bruneau Dunes State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knob Benchmark | NNE 12° | 1,478.89 m | 24.3 mi |
| Teapot Dome | NNE 26° | 1,435 m | 21.1 mi |
| Winter Camp Butte | SSE 153° | 1,343 m | 21.1 mi |
| Big Hill | SSW 201° | 1,342 m | 20.6 mi |
| Black Butte | SE 132° | 1,282 m | 21.7 mi |
| Long Butte | SSE 165° | 1,258 m | 24.7 mi |
| Austin Butte | S 174° | 1,245 m | 22.6 mi |
| Notch Butte | SE 128° | 1,190 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:43 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:26 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bruneau, 5 mi away.
- Western Whiptail38 obs
- Blue Dasher36 obs
- Nakedstem Sunray35 obs
- common starlily33 obs
- Eusattus muricatus28 obs
- Western Kingbird26 obs
- Long-nosed Leopard Lizard26 obs
- Russian olive25 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/362874134
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- Mountain Home · 16 mi
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