Skip to content

Gopher Knoll

Gopher Knoll, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.95907, -115.10229

Overlooks nearby

51 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Parks: 13
  • 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
Rest areas: 2
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 2.0 mi
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 2.1 mi
Museums: 2
  • Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Devil's washbowl waterfall: 14.0 mi
  • Salmon Falls: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Davis MountainNNE 28°2,070 m20.0 mi
Henley BenchmarkNW 317°2,045.818 m23.3 mi
Summit BenchmarkNNW 327°2,018.081 m22.4 mi
The KnobNNE 15°2,002 m18.4 mi
The KnobNNE 15°1,992 m18.4 mi
Coyote BenchmarkNNW 333°1,980.286 m18.2 mi
Twin PeaksNE 35°1,969 m21.5 mi
Deer Heaven MountainNNW 345°1,942 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1519:53
June solstice06:0220:4021:24
September equinox07:2819:0219:39
December solstice08:0916:2317:09

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846536270797666544234
Precip in1.50.81.00.91.10.70.20.30.41.01.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenns Ferry, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663282

More peaks in Idaho

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Gopher Knoll.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens