Coordinates:
44.49529° N,
116.01682° W
Elevation: 1447.0 m
Site Description
The AERONET site is located at the Cascade Idaho Airport across from the Arnold Aviation Hangar and approximately 1 km south of the rural town of Cascade. With a year-round population of ~1000 it is set in a mountain valley on the southeast shore of Lake Cascade, formerly known as "Cascade Reservoir." The meadowed valley is oriented N-S approximately 7 km wide and 40 km long surrounded by pine forested mountains 2100 to 2500 m elevation. Typically Cascade receives a meter of snow ‘on the level’ each winter. Late summer wildfires are expected annually causing regional smoke typically in August and September.
Greg Fizzell, MS, '99 Director, Facilities and Operations McCall Field Campus | McCall Outdoor Science School Taylor Wilderness Research Station College of Natural Resources Office: CNR 19M Email: gfizzell@uidaho.edu www.uidaho.edu/moss 208-885-0232 | 208-596-2124 (Cell) Pronouns: (he, him, his)