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Garden Peak

Garden Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Garden Peak rises to 1,935 m in Idaho. South Putnam Mountain stands 2,724 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Higham Peak, a peak 3.9 miles away. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1935 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.19547, -112.10247

117 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Firth Park: 8.7 mi
  • Firth River Bottoms: 9.0 mi
  • Snake River Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
  • Crofts Twilight Park: 12.0 mi
  • South Gate Park: 12.1 mi
Peaks: 26
Artworks: 13
  • Not Even Once: 12.3 mi
  • Alpenglow II: 20.6 mi
  • My Backyard: 20.7 mi
  • Mr. Caterpillar: 20.7 mi
  • The Gesture;Steel Tears: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Brandon Meppin Memorial Field: 8.9 mi
  • Cami: 12.6 mi
  • Founding of Shelley: 12.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 21.0 mi
  • Idaho Vietnam Veteran's Memorial: 22.1 mi
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Idaho Falls: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Moulton Gardens: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Butterfly Haven: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Putnam MountainS 184°2,724 m19.5 mi
Mount PutnamS 191°2,685 m17.0 mi
Sheep MountainE 89°2,256 m21.3 mi
Taylor MountainNE 50°2,254 m11.9 mi
Pine MountainENE 75°2,212 m21.5 mi
Mollies NippleE 99°2,160 m24.0 mi
The SaddleE 81°2,112 m20.0 mi
Jumpoff HillENE 71°2,103 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0319:41
June solstice05:4920:2921:13
September equinox07:1618:5019:27
December solstice07:5816:1016:57

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242939465563717061483525
Precip in1.00.71.11.41.81.00.50.61.01.10.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blackfoot Fire Dept, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 372815 — Garden Peak, Bingham County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358651067

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