Strode Spring
Strode Spring is a spring in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,521 m. Pion Peak stands 3,275 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is North Queens Crown Springs, a spring 0.7 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 22 mi
- Scenic Overlook Craters of the Moon · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Queens Crown: 1.7 mi
- Skeeter Point: 8.1 mi
- Stinson Hill: 10.2 mi
- Bell Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Wagon Butte: 10.9 mi
- O'Donnell Park: 17.5 mi
- Bellevue City Park: 17.7 mi
- Keefer Park: 20.4 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 20.6 mi
- BCRD Quigley Trails Park: 21.3 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 0.7 mi
- Wurst Spring: 17.1 mi
- Martin Spring: 18.5 mi
- Clay Bank Spring: 20.3 mi
- Shoshone Ice Caves: 17.1 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 21.4 mi
- Lava Trees: 23.7 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Lava Point: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Strode Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pion Peak | NNE 18° | 3,274.771 m | 22.3 mi |
| Scorpion Mountain | NNE 12° | 3,170 m | 22.6 mi |
| Blizzard Mountain | NE 50° | 2,838.602 m | 20.1 mi |
| Garfield Mountain | N 360° | 2,617 m | 20.3 mi |
| Swede Peak | N 358° | 2,589 m | 22.7 mi |
| Vue Mountain | NNW 327° | 2,581.046 m | 17.2 mi |
| Patterson Peak | NW 321° | 2,535 m | 19.6 mi |
| Elk Mountain | N 357° | 2,466 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:37 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:17 | 17:04 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Picabo, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 25.4 | 40.3 | 96.7 | 301 | 413 | 367 | 242 | 147 | 72.8 | 41.0 | 26.7 | 24.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Wood River NR Carey ID, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Alfalfa4 obs
- Longspur Lupine3 obs
- California Quail2 obs
- Pronghorn2 obs
- western stoneseed2 obs
- American Goldfinch2 obs
- Steller's Jay1 obs
- Western Tanager1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6000026244
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