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Idaho Rover Locations
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Grid Square DN337 locations - Hwy 26 - Rose Ponds Park - Big Southern Butte - Howe Peak - East Butte - Circular Butte - Stevens Peak Potential VHF rover sites in Idaho grid DN33.
Hwy 26, DN33ko52
![]() This is a handy pull-out alongside Hwy 26 between Arco and Atomic City. The flat valley plains give a good horizon in all directions. Restrictions: Nothing here but parking. Actually, nothing anywhere for many miles. Rose Ponds Park, DN33uf18
![]() ![]() ![]() Rose Pond Park is right off the I-15 freeway between Pocatello and Idaho Falls. This is a county-owned park along the Snake River with a 40-acre fishing lake. Open to the public, fishing, swimming, bike/walking path, dispersed camping. Free, no services. Their website is Bingham County Parks and Rec You can park pretty far from the noisy highway if you want but cellphone service drops to almost nothing. Near the highway, Verizon clocks in at a consistent 24 mbps down/8 up. ATT varied, sometimes 3 down/1 up, other times shot up to 20 down/3 up. Received 40 over-the-air TV stations. Driving directions: Traveling North on Highway 91, just outside of Blackfoot, turn left at the Oakridge Chevron, then turn right onto Rose Road and follow Rose Road out to the entrance just prior to going over the Interstate overpass. Restrictions: No services. Five day max stay. Some rough roads but any size rig can access. Big Southern Butte, DN33lj75
![]() Big Southern is a good 2,000-3,500' above the surrounding sagelands with nothing of comparable height for miles. There are a few repeaters on the summit. Check ahead with BLM on this. If there is a lookout on duty, they may not appreciate having company for a weekend. Driving directions: 23 miles SE of Arco ID. In 2003, there was an opened gate at the base of the butte. DeLorme maps aren't real accurate for this desolate part of Idaho. Access is via Taber Road 1 mile south of Atomic City, with a signed intersection pointing toward the butte. There are two ways to get to the top, but the best I found was staying to the south of the butte, and circling around the west side, dodging potholes the whole way. The road to the top doesn't show on the maps, but it comes up from the northwest side. Howe Peak, DN33kr71
![]() ![]() ![]() This is a mountaintop with one commercial radio tower. There appears to be three unpaved roads converging on this peak. East Butte, DN33ql09
![]() ![]() ![]() This is a prime hilltop that's loaded with commercial radio towers, which is always a dead giveaway of its propagation value. Not sure if it has a good operating spot away from the existing antennas. Driving directions: Hwy 20 between Arco and Idaho Falls.
Circular Butte, DN33qt39
![]() ![]() ![]() Easy access on dirt road from Hwy 33 near Terreton. Stevens Peak, DN33ud42
![]() ![]() ![]() Satellite view seems to show a road up to Stevens Peak. Driving directions: Drive to Blackfoot (home of the Idaho Potato Museum) and drive southeast on Cromwell Lane to the Equalizing Resevoir. Cross the Blackfoot River and continue straight on dirt roads, turning right to go south under the power lines. |
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