Henrys Lake State Park
Henrys Lake State Park is a park in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,977 m. Echo Peak stands 3,414 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Spring Wayside, a park 5.3 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 11 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1977 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
88 named places within 25 miles
- Sawtell Peak: 5.4 mi
- Mount Two Top: 5.5 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Targhee Peak: 7.2 mi
- Red Rock Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Howard Spring Wayside: 5.3 mi
- Howard Spring Wayside: 5.3 mi
- Targhee Pass Historical Marker: 6.2 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 11.1 mi
- Recreation Park: 13.1 mi
- Brower's Spring: 7.0 mi
- Big Springs: 10.0 mi
- Latham Spring: 15.7 mi
- Corey Spring: 16.0 mi
- Old Railway Station: 9.6 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 13.6 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 24.9 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 13.6 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 13.6 mi
- Union Pacific Pylon: 13.7 mi
- Madison River: 20.1 mi
- Montana State Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Henrys Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Peak | NNW 349° | 3,414 m | 22.7 mi |
| Hilgard Peak | NNW 348° | 3,409 m | 21.0 mi |
| Dutchman Peak | NNW 348° | 3,318 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | N 354° | 3,295 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sage Peak | NNE 16° | 3,189 m | 22.3 mi |
| Redstreak Peak | NNE 21° | 3,151 m | 21.9 mi |
| Targhee Peak | N 353° | 3,121 m | 7.2 mi |
| White Peak | NNE 22° | 3,121 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:30 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:00 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 16 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Island Park, 14 mi away.
- American White Pelican24 obs
- Red-necked Grebe17 obs
- Trumpeter Swan15 obs
- prairie smoke13 obs
- Uinta Ground Squirrel12 obs
- Moose12 obs
- Ring-billed Gull10 obs
- sticky geranium10 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/833973680
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 8 mi
- West Yellowstone · 13 mi
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