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Kurtz Park

Kurtz Park from directly overhead

Kurtz Park is a park in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 775 m. Puhitempi Kuaikatete stands 2,051 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Springs, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 8.1 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
775 m
Getting there

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Coordinates43.53272, -116.56432
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wilson Creek Park: 0.8 mi
  • Skyview Park: 0.9 mi
  • Liberty Park: 1.4 mi
  • Sister Catherine Fitness Park: 1.4 mi
  • Maple Wood Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 40
Historic sites: 35
Museums: 23
  • Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center: 3.3 mi
  • Warhawk Air Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Spirit of Flight Center: 4.3 mi
  • Kuna History Center: 7.9 mi
  • Children's Museum of Idaho: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Tate's Rents: 0.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Borah Community Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 23.2 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 23.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Givens Hot Springs: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Briar Spring: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kurtz Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Puhitempi KuaikateteSW 221°2,051 m24.6 mi
Salmon ButteSW 217°1,848 m22.7 mi
Getaway MountainSW 221°1,834.896 m19.9 mi
Piute ButteSW 226°1,811 m22.3 mi
Walker BenchmarkSW 224°1,719.377 m19.4 mi
Dryden PeakSW 226°1,710 m21.5 mi
Soldier CapSSW 209°1,632 m19.7 mi
Wilson PeakSSW 210°1,614 m18.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:59
June solstice06:0620:4821:32
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1716:2617:13

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313745505967757464524031
Precip in1.41.01.31.11.40.70.30.20.40.81.21.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nampa Sugar Factory, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard164 obs
  • American Coot105 obs
  • Wood Duck61 obs
  • Canada Goose60 obs
  • Bufflehead59 obs
  • Great Blue Heron58 obs
  • Ring-necked Duck53 obs
  • Lesser Scaup50 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/907177546

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