Blackfoot Rest Area, I-15 Northbound
Blackfoot Rest Area, I-15 Northbound is a rest area in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,391 m. Mount Putnam stands 2,685 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Beds, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Idaho Department of Transportation
How to reach it
113 named places within 25 miles
- Firth River Bottoms: 3.6 mi
- Firth Park: 4.2 mi
- Snake River Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- North Bingham County Park: 7.1 mi
- Airport Park: 7.7 mi
- Baldy Knoll: 9.0 mi
- The Butte: 9.6 mi
- Garden Peak: 11.2 mi
- Stevens Peak: 11.6 mi
- Higham Peak: 14.6 mi
- Not Even Once: 9.0 mi
- Amsterdam Spring Tulips: 17.3 mi
- Old Eagle Rock: 17.3 mi
- Midday and Morning: 17.4 mi
- The Gesture;Steel Tears: 17.4 mi
- Brandon Meppin Memorial Field: 4.4 mi
- Cami: 7.9 mi
- Founding of Shelley: 9.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Idaho Vietnam Veteran's Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Idaho Potato Museum: 8.7 mi
- Bingham County Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
- The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho: 17.1 mi
- The Museum of Idaho: 17.4 mi
- Collectors Corner Museum: 18.4 mi
- Lava Beds: 0.1 mi
- Eastern Idaho State Fair: 8.2 mi
- Wild Adventure Corn Maze: 12.0 mi
- Idaho Falls: 17.4 mi
- The Butterfly Haven: 18.4 mi
- Moulton Gardens: 19.5 mi
- Ozone: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackfoot Rest Area, I-15 Northbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Putnam | SSE 168° | 2,685 m | 24.8 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | E 89° | 2,254 m | 17.6 mi |
| Ziegler Mountain | E 97° | 2,102 m | 22.5 mi |
| Higham Peak | SE 140° | 2,027 m | 14.6 mi |
| East Butte | NW 304° | 2,003 m | 23.9 mi |
| Birch Creek Mountain | E 95° | 2,002 m | 20.6 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | SE 145° | 1,962 m | 18.3 mi |
| Dare Peak | SSE 161° | 1,952 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:30 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:10 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blackfoot Fire Dept, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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