Fireplace Day-Use Area
Fireplace Day-Use Area is a picnic site in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,156 m. Bald Mountain stands 1,622 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. White Pine Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- McCroskey State Park
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN TO JCT 274 VIC OF TEKOA
- 11.8 mi off the SR 195 BY COLFAX TO IDAHO STATE LINE
- 12.5 mi off the EXTEND SR 27 DESIGNATION JCT SR 274 NORTHERLY TO JCT SR 278 VIC ROCKFORD PER SHB 1024 EFFECTIVE 07-22-11
Named places within 25 miles
- Mission Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mineral Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Marsh Hill: 3.4 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Farmington City Park: 6.1 mi
- Garfield Swimming Pool: 11.5 mi
- Garfield City Park: 11.7 mi
- Tekoa Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- Tekoa City Park: 12.5 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 18.0 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 18.0 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 18.0 mi
- Plummer Creek Marsh Picnic area: 20.0 mi
- Plummmer Point: 20.5 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 18.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 18.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 18.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden Path: 18.3 mi
- Moscow Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Roy Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum: 13.9 mi
- Fairfield Museum: 24.2 mi
- McConnell Mansion Museum: 24.2 mi
- Appaloosa Horse Club and Museum: 24.6 mi
- Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 3.4 mi
- Horn School Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Kamiak Butte County Park: 18.9 mi
- Idler's Rest Nature Preserve: 19.3 mi
- steam locomotive W.I.&M.Ry.Co. 1: 10.7 mi
- Tekoa Train Trestle: 12.7 mi
- Silver Springs: 14.1 mi
- Elberton: 15.8 mi
- Lotus Point: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Fireplace Day-Use Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | ESE 101° | 1,622 m | 16.6 mi |
| Moscow Mountain | S 173° | 1,520 m | 19.2 mi |
| Sand Mountain | ESE 124° | 1,506 m | 19.2 mi |
| Moses Mountain | NE 52° | 1,494 m | 8.5 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,479 m | 16.5 mi |
| West Dennis | E 85° | 1,465 m | 9.4 mi |
| East Moscow Mountain | S 169° | 1,437 m | 19.4 mi |
| Tyson Peak | E 85° | 1,425 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:20 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 20:00 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:07 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:09 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potlatch 3 NNE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1316579508
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