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8-13D-9-9: ASPECT/VIEWS/CLIMATE:
Aspect: The Hidden Springs area is dominated by broad, south and west facing slopes with high solar exposure in the northern portion of the property, north of Dry Creek Road. The exceptions to this condition are pockets of north and east facing slopes within the Currant Creek basin and the north facing slopes that drop into the McFarland Creek basin. The Dry Creek Valley is generally flat and open with varying degrees of solar exposure, depending upon tree cover and proximity to the foothills at the southwest portion of the site. The ridges and narrow valleys of the foothills that run in a north to south direction in the southwest portion of the property create long side slopes with a solar orientation to the east and west. Various pockets of a northern aspect here are attributed to the ends of the ridgelines and certain areas within the narrow gulches, between the ridges.
Views: The views within the Hidden Springs property are generally open, up to the one hundred eighty-degree (180°) range throughout the upper elevations of the site. Hidden Springs is generally not visible from the Boise area. Views from the ridgelines on the southern portion of the site extend into Dry Creek Valley and northward to Bogus Basin.
Climate: The climate and wind patterns of the Hidden Springs property are typical of the Boise region. The temperate climate and four seasons are influenced by storm fronts that originate in the Pacific Ocean. There are occasional winter temperature inversions with extended periods of fog and cold that cause air quality problems. There is an average twelve inches (12") of precipitation. January precipitation averages one and six tenths (1.6) inches with thirty degree (30°) temperatures. The average July precipitation is one third (0.3) inches with temperatures in the range of eighty (80) to one hundred (100) degrees. It is not uncommon to have twenty (20) to thirty (30) days of no precipitation in the months of July and August. Typically, the area at this elevation receives a total of one and a half (1.5) to two (2) feet of snow during the winter months with snow staying on the ground for an average of five (5) to seven (7) days.
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(Ord. 1002, 10-28-2025)
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8-13D-9-4: POPULATION PROJECTIONS:8-13D-9-5: EXISTING CONDITIONS OVERVIEW:8-13D-9-6: VICINITY MAP:8-13D-9-7: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW:8-13D-9-8: SLOPES:8-13D-9-9: ASPECT/VIEWS/CLIMATE:8-13D-9-10: GEOLOGIC OVERVIEW:8-13D-9-11: SOIL CONDITIONS:8-13D-9-12: SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY:8-13D-9-13: GROUND WATER:8-13D-9-14: GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERIZATION:8-13D-9-15: VEGETATION:8-13D-9-16: WILDLIFE RESOURCES:8-13D-9-17: CULTURAL RESOURCES:8-13D-9-18: LAND USE PATTERNS:
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