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United States : Idaho

15.1 miles (24.3 km) WNW of Snowville (UT), Oneida, ID, USA
Approx. altitude: 1425 m (4675 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 42°S 67°E

Accuracy: 2 m (6 ft)
Quality:

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View East #3: View South (towards the Utah state line, 200m away) #4: View West #5: Ground cover at the confluence point #6: All zeros! #7: Looking down on the point from a height of 120m #8: View North, from 120m above the point #9: View East (along the Idaho-Utah state line), from 120m above the point #10: View South (across the state line, into Utah), from 120m above the point #11: View West (along the Utah-Idaho state line), from 120m above the point

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  42°N 113°W (visit #7)  

#1: The confluence point lies in arid ranchland in far southern Idaho.  (This is also a view to the North)

(visited by Ross Finlayson)

19-May-2021 -- Returning from Salt Lake City to my home in the San Francisco Bay Area, I made a detour around the northern end of Utah’s Great Salt Lake to visit three attractions: The Golden Spike National Historical Park, The Spiral Jetty, and the public display of solid rockets outside the Thiokol plant. Afterwards, I decided to visit this Degree Confluence Point, not far away.

I took the same route as the previous visitors, Shawn Fleming and Jerry Heikkinen in August 2017: At [41.96633,-112.94428] (opposite an electrical substation), I took the dirt road northbound. Then, at [41.99858,-112.94470], just before crossing into Idaho, I drove westward along a farm doubletrack that lies on the southern (Utah) side of the boundary fence. This 2.8-mile drive - including passing through two farm gates - took me just 0.13 miles (about 200m) South of the point. After arriving at 113 Degrees West, I parked, crossed the fence, and hiked the rest of the way. The point lies in a flat, sagebrush-covered field, and is still marked by the metal wheel noted by Fleming and Heikkinen.

The 42 Degrees North line of latitude is a significant line in the western United States, as it forms the (approximate) border between California, Nevada, and Utah to the South; and Oregon and Idaho to the North. Several Degree Confluence Points lie along this line, all close to state boundaries. I have now visited all of these, except for [42,-116] (which lies within a Native American reservation, and requires special permission to visit).

Here is a remote-controlled aerial video of this confluence point.


 All pictures
#1: The confluence point lies in arid ranchland in far southern Idaho. (This is also a view to the North)
#2: View East
#3: View South (towards the Utah state line, 200m away)
#4: View West
#5: Ground cover at the confluence point
#6: All zeros!
#7: Looking down on the point from a height of 120m
#8: View North, from 120m above the point
#9: View East (along the Idaho-Utah state line), from 120m above the point
#10: View South (across the state line, into Utah), from 120m above the point
#11: View West (along the Utah-Idaho state line), from 120m above the point
ALL: All pictures on one page