UI Arboretum and Botanical Garden
UI Arboretum and Botanical Garden is a park in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 793 m. Moscow Mountain stands 1,520 m to the northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Frontier Park, a park 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN TO JCT 274 VIC OF TEKOA passes 7.5 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN TO JCT 274 VIC OF TEKOA
- 8.8 mi off the JCT WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOUNDARY TO WHITMAN COUNTY LINE
- 9.7 mi off the ALMOTA VIC SNAKE RIVER TO JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN
- 13.5 mi off the SR 195 BY COLFAX TO IDAHO STATE LINE
Named places within 25 miles
- Anderson Frontier Park: 0.3 mi
- Shattuck Arboretum: 0.5 mi
- Ghormley Park: 1.0 mi
- Berman Creekside Park: 1.0 mi
- Lilian Woodworth Otness Park: 1.2 mi
- Paradise Ridge: 3.4 mi
- Tomer Butte: 4.5 mi
- Steakhouse Hill: 6.0 mi
- Bald Butte: 6.7 mi
- Paradise Point: 7.7 mi
- Idler's Rest Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Magpie Forest: 6.7 mi
- Kamiak Butte County Park: 12.4 mi
- Kelly Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 16.7 mi
- Nisqually John Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 17.3 mi
- McConnell Mansion Museum: 1.4 mi
- Appaloosa Horse Club and Museum: 1.5 mi
- Palouse Discovery Science Center: 7.4 mi
- Pullman Depot Heritage Center: 7.8 mi
- Roy Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum: 13.6 mi
- Moscow Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- HIE Garden area: 7.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 7.6 mi
- Native Plant Garden Path: 12.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 12.3 mi
- Granite Point: 18.0 mi
- Granite Point: 18.0 mi
- Devils Slide: 19.3 mi
- Fir Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Swallows Nest: 24.0 mi
- steam locomotive W.I.&M.Ry.Co. 1: 15.3 mi
- Troy Mining & Milling Co.: 15.5 mi
- C. C. Van Arsdol: 17.8 mi
- The Caring Call: 6.8 mi
- Cougar Bronze Statue: 6.8 mi
- Codger Pole: 19.9 mi
- Silver Springs: 21.0 mi
- Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Hells Gate Day Use Area: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of UI Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow Mountain | NE 50° | 1,520 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mica Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,481 m | 24.9 mi |
| East Moscow Mountain | NE 54° | 1,437 m | 10.3 mi |
| Gold Hill | NNE 31° | 1,416 m | 20.3 mi |
| East Gold Hill | NNE 32° | 1,413 m | 21.1 mi |
| West Twin | NE 36° | 1,381 m | 8.0 mi |
| Granite Point | NE 44° | 1,373 m | 9.3 mi |
| East Twin | NE 39° | 1,367 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:21 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:59 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:08 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:12 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moscow U OF I, 3 mi away.
- Canada Goose210 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel182 obs
- American Robin142 obs
- Mallard102 obs
- California Quail99 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk91 obs
- Bohemian Waxwing89 obs
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake88 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/439536564
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