Ghost town · Idaho
Burke
Burke is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,127 m. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the south-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Grouse Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
ghost town in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1887
How to reach it
Coordinates47.52030, -115.82000
- 18.3 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Grouse Peak: 1.1 mi
- Custer Peak: 1.2 mi
- Tiger Peak: 1.2 mi
- West Grouse Peak: 1.7 mi
- East Grouse Peak: 2.0 mi
Parks: 14
- Shoshone Park: 5.8 mi
- Samuels Park: 5.8 mi
- Silverton Park: 6.7 mi
- Osburn Lions City Park: 8.7 mi
- Eagle City Park: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 3.8 mi
- Ten Commandments: 5.8 mi
- Time Capsule: 5.8 mi
- Miner's Statue: 6.1 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 6.1 mi
Museums: 8
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 3.6 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 5.8 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 5.9 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 5.9 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 4
- The Center of the Universe: 5.9 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 6.1 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 6.1 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Maple Cliff: 15.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 17.0 mi
- Bernier Point: 19.4 mi
- The Blue Slide: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Black Bear: 1.5 mi
- Frisco: 1.9 mi
- Taft: 12.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Bobtail Spring: 14.2 mi
- Bloom Spring: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- John Mullan: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Burke. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Peak | SSE 161° | 2,084 m | 6.9 mi |
| Granite Peak | NE 43° | 2,064 m | 4.0 mi |
| Clear Peak | NE 48° | 2,041 m | 10.1 mi |
| Beaver Peak | NE 45° | 2,024 m | 10.1 mi |
| Tiger Peak | NNW 334° | 2,017 m | 1.2 mi |
| Burke Summit | E 92° | 2,004 m | 5.1 mi |
| Driveway Peak | ENE 68° | 1,954 m | 12.3 mi |
| Emma Peak | NE 47° | 1,953 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:15 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:57 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 16:02 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan, 4 mi away.
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