Barclay Bay Picnic Area
Barclay Bay Picnic Area is a picnic site in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 941 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 2,493 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucky Peak State Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 941 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 2.0 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lucky Peak State Park: 0.8 mi
- Discovery Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Bonneville Monument Park: 2.0 mi
- Barber Observation Point: 3.2 mi
- Bowler Park: 4.5 mi
- Boise B: 7.3 mi
- Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 8.7 mi
- Summer in the Fields: 9.1 mi
- A totem to winged power: 9.2 mi
- Transmontane: 9.3 mi
- Lucky Benchmark: 1.4 mi
- Bonneville Point: 2.0 mi
- Highland Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Kodiak Peak: 2.8 mi
- Three Point Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Steve Appleton Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Oregon Trail marker: 6.7 mi
- Boise B: 7.3 mi
- Oregon Trail Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Oregon Trail Obelisk: Developing Roads: 9.2 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 7.8 mi
- Foothills Grove: 7.8 mi
- The Labyrinth: 7.8 mi
- Lewis & Clark Garden: 7.8 mi
- Dry Garden: 7.8 mi
- Joseph Bown House: 6.6 mi
- Idaho museum of mining and geology: 8.0 mi
- Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology: 8.0 mi
- Old Idaho Penitentiary: 8.0 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 9.6 mi
- Oregon Trail Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Peace Valley Overlook Reserve: 4.2 mi
- Golda Harris Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Mesa Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Mesa Reserve (Satz Family Plot): 7.4 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 8.7 mi
- A-10: 9.4 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 21.2 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 23.7 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 0.8 mi
- Riverside Beach: 16.2 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 3.9 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 4.0 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Baldwin: 12.6 mi
- Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barclay Bay Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,492.807 m | 24.7 mi |
| Shafer Butte | N 354° | 2,308 m | 17.5 mi |
| Thorn Creek Butte | NE 44° | 2,290.572 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 44° | 2,279 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mores Mountain | N 354° | 2,202 m | 18.9 mi |
| Doe Point | N 352° | 2,151 m | 16.4 mi |
| Deer Point | N 352° | 2,150 m | 16.4 mi |
| Danskin Peak | ESE 110° | 2,039 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:46 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:24 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise Lucky Peak DAM, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358654038
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