Gopher Knoll
Gopher Knoll rises to 954 m in Idaho. Davis Mountain stands 2,070 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound, a rest area 2.0 miles away. Thousand Springs Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49032373, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 954 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- point 6 · 13 mi
- Woodys cove interpretive area · 13 mi
- point 3 · 14 mi
- viewpoint 2 · 14 mi
51 named places within 25 miles
- Pioneer Butte: 3.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Sugar Bowl: 7.4 mi
- Flint Mesa: 8.6 mi
- Kings Crown: 8.7 mi
- City Park: 10.5 mi
- Three Island State Park: 11.0 mi
- Three Island Crossing State Park: 11.0 mi
- Three Island Crossing State Park: 11.2 mi
- Malad Gorge State Park: 13.3 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 2.0 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 2.1 mi
- Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center: 14.0 mi
- Devil's washbowl waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Salmon Falls: 16.8 mi
- Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 15.5 mi
- Ritter Island: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gopher Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,070 m | 20.0 mi |
| Henley Benchmark | NW 317° | 2,045.818 m | 23.3 mi |
| Summit Benchmark | NNW 327° | 2,018.081 m | 22.4 mi |
| The Knob | NNE 15° | 2,002 m | 18.4 mi |
| The Knob | NNE 15° | 1,992 m | 18.4 mi |
| Coyote Benchmark | NNW 333° | 1,980.286 m | 18.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NE 35° | 1,969 m | 21.5 mi |
| Deer Heaven Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,942 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:40 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:23 | 17:09 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663282
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