- Elevation, modelled
- 800 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shafer Butte2,308 m · 11.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Payette River Scenic Byway3.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:31local time
- Coordinates
- 43.6698, -116.2609
Castle Hills Park is a park in Idaho, at a modelled 800 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Briarhill Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of Boise
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Hills Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | NE 51° | 2,308 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mores Mountain | NE 45° | 2,202 m | 11.9 mi |
| Doe Point | NE 54° | 2,151 m | 10.1 mi |
| Deer Point | NE 54° | 2,150 m | 10.0 mi |
| Bob's Knob | ENE 57° | 2,024 m | 11.6 mi |
| Gardiner Peak | ENE 69° | 2,011 m | 10.6 mi |
| Little Deer Point | NE 56° | 1,997 m | 9.1 mi |
| Boise Peak | ENE 75° | 1,978 m | 8.8 mi |
- 3.1 mi off the Payette River Scenic BywayNational
- 10.1 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Western Heritage Historic BywayNational
- 16.2 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Briarhill Park: 0.7 mi
- Primrose Park: 0.9 mi
- Westmoreland Park: 1.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 1.1 mi
- Catalpa Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Above and Below: 1.1 mi
- Bee Business: 1.2 mi
- Blue Bench: 1.9 mi
- HaBATat: 2.1 mi
- TARDIS: 2.2 mi
Peaks: 52
- Stack Rock: 7.5 mi
- Table Rock: 7.7 mi
- Eagleson Summit: 8.2 mi
- Lower Point: 8.4 mi
- Boise Peak: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 35
Gardens: 23
- Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 1.2 mi
- Borah Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 5.0 mi
- All Saints Refugee Garden: 5.2 mi
- Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum: 5.9 mi
Museums: 23
- Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center: 4.3 mi
- Northwest Science Museum Vision Center: 4.5 mi
- Idaho State Museum: 4.9 mi
- Boise Art Museum: 5.0 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve: 2.2 mi
- Hillside to Hollow Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Hulls Gulch Reserve: 3.9 mi
- North End Native Plant Preserve: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 5
- Historic Broadway Block: 6.4 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 7.2 mi
- A-10: 7.6 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 13.1 mi
- Branson Hollow: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Riverside Beach: 2.0 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
- Baldwin: 2.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:47 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:25 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise 7 N, 6 mi away.
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