- Elevation, modelled
- 802 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shafer Butte2,308 m · 15.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Payette River Scenic Byway3.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:31local time
- Coordinates
- 43.6378, -116.3463
Switchgear Park is a park in Idaho, at a modelled 802 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cameron Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Switchgear Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | NE 54° | 2,308 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mores Mountain | NE 50° | 2,202 m | 16.6 mi |
| Doe Point | ENE 57° | 2,151 m | 14.9 mi |
| Deer Point | ENE 57° | 2,150 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bob's Knob | ENE 59° | 2,024 m | 16.4 mi |
| Gardiner Peak | ENE 67° | 2,011 m | 15.4 mi |
| Little Deer Point | ENE 58° | 1,997 m | 13.9 mi |
| Boise Peak | ENE 71° | 1,978 m | 13.5 mi |
- 3.5 mi off the Payette River Scenic BywayNational
- 3.9 mi off the Western Heritage Historic BywayNational
- 11.3 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cameron Park: 0.4 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Combes Park: 0.8 mi
- Champion Park: 0.8 mi
- Legends Community Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 55
- Table Rock: 10.5 mi
- Stack Rock: 12.1 mi
- Eagleson Summit: 12.9 mi
- Lower Point: 13.2 mi
- Pucker Up Peak: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Julius M. Kleiner: 0.9 mi
- Whitewater Park Engraved Stone: 5.7 mi
- Old Boise Historic District Engraved Stone: 5.7 mi
- Billy Moynihan Engraved Stone: 5.7 mi
- Ray Need, M.D. Engraved Stone: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 23
- Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 3.6 mi
- Borah Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- All Saints Refugee Garden: 6.5 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 7.3 mi
- Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum: 8.5 mi
Museums: 22
- Northwest Science Museum Vision Center: 1.7 mi
- Children's Museum of Idaho: 3.6 mi
- Boise Art Museum: 7.3 mi
- Idaho State Museum: 7.3 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Fish Hatchery | Idaho Fish and Game: 4.0 mi
- Hillside to Hollow Reserve: 6.6 mi
- Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve: 6.7 mi
- Hulls Gulch Reserve: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Camille Beckman Factory: 4.8 mi
- A-10: 7.9 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 8.3 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 8.3 mi
- Branson Hollow: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Riverside Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
- Baldwin: 5.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Givens Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:47 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:25 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 38 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise AIR Terminal, 7 mi away.
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