Black Mesa
Black Mesa rises to 938 m in Idaho. Henley Benchmark stands 2,046 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Flint Mesa, a peak 3.0 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 4.4 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 938 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Woodys cove interpretive area · 17 mi
- point 6 · 17 mi
- point 3 · 17 mi
- viewpoint 2 · 17 mi
46 named places within 25 miles
- Flint Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Sugar Bowl: 6.2 mi
- Gopher Knoll: 6.3 mi
- Twentymile Butte: 7.7 mi
- Kings Crown: 9.4 mi
- Three Island State Park: 5.9 mi
- Three Island Crossing State Park: 6.0 mi
- City Park: 6.2 mi
- Hagerman City Park: 16.7 mi
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument Visitors Center: 16.7 mi
- Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 5.7 mi
- Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center: 16.8 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 7.0 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 7.0 mi
- Devil's washbowl waterfall: 17.9 mi
- Salmon Falls: 18.3 mi
- Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 16.2 mi
- Ritter Island: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henley Benchmark | NNW 332° | 2,046 m | 23.1 mi |
| Summit Benchmark | NNW 342° | 2,018 m | 23.4 mi |
| The Knob | NNE 25° | 2,002 m | 23.5 mi |
| Coyote Benchmark | N 351° | 1,980 m | 19.9 mi |
| Deer Heaven Mountain | N 1° | 1,942 m | 21.9 mi |
| Teapot Dome | NW 320° | 1,435 m | 24.3 mi |
| Winter Camp Butte | SW 219° | 1,343 m | 24.8 mi |
| Crows Nest Butte | SSW 194° | 1,300 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:41 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:24 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenns Ferry, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396134 — Black Mesa, Elmore County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661234
Day trips start here
- Mountain Home · 29 mi
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