Cherry Creek Rest Area, I-15 Northbound
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Cherry Creek Rest Area, I-15 Northbound is a rest area in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,409 m. Oxford Peak stands 2,824 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Knoll, a peak 3.2 miles away. Pioneer Historic Byway passes 17 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
Rest area in Oneida County, Idaho, United States.
Wikidata Q127601239, matched on coordinates and name (19 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Idaho Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
56 named places within 25 miles
- Red Knoll: 3.2 mi
- Sheep Dip Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Old Baldy Peak: 7.8 mi
- Weston Peak: 8.4 mi
- Dirty Head: 9.4 mi
- Malad City Park: 6.1 mi
- Benson Park: 17.4 mi
- Craner Recreational Complex: 17.8 mi
- Trenton park: 18.9 mi
- Franklin City Park: 22.1 mi
- Martin Harris Memorial Burial Site: 14.7 mi
- Bear River Massacre Interpretive Center: 16.2 mi
- Franklin County World War II Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Red Rock Pass: 19.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Oneida County Fair & Rodeo: 5.3 mi
- Hirschi's Haunted Hollow: 16.3 mi
- Washakie: 10.8 mi
- Blue Creek: 20.6 mi
- Oneida Pioneer Museum: 6.1 mi
- Peai Paatetsopai'i: 14.7 mi
- Malad Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cherry Creek Rest Area, I-15 Northbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Peak | NNE 27° | 2,824 m | 13.1 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | NNW 341° | 2,703 m | 17.3 mi |
| Wakley Peak | N 349° | 2,684 m | 20.8 mi |
| Kents Peak | NNW 342° | 2,569 m | 15.9 mi |
| Old Baldy Peak | ENE 65° | 2,549 m | 7.8 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | SSE 160° | 2,493 m | 13.0 mi |
| Weston Peak | ENE 59° | 2,469 m | 8.4 mi |
| Clarkston Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,441 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:27 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:16 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malad City, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1163416303
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