Ghost town · Idaho
Custer
Custer is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,972 m. Calkens Peak stands 3,509 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Custer Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates44.38750, -114.69583
- 8.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rookie Point: 1.7 mi
- Bonanza Peak: 2.1 mi
- Mount Greylock: 2.2 mi
- Bachelor Mountain: 2.9 mi
Hot springs: 4
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 8.7 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
- Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
- Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 18.3 mi
Parks: 3
- Stanley Park: 17.1 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 23.9 mi
- Central Park: 24.7 mi
Museums: 2
- Custer Museum: 0.0 mi
- Stanley Museum: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Parker Mill: 14.9 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Feltham Creek Point: 16.0 mi
- Chinese Wall: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Lady Face Falls: 22.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 2
- CHS: 24.6 mi
- Painted Rock: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Custer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calkens Peak | S 169° | 3,509 m | 18.9 mi |
| Lee Peak | S 170° | 3,458 m | 19.9 mi |
| Lonesome Lake Peak | S 169° | 3,445 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Andrus | SSE 168° | 3,438 m | 20.9 mi |
| White Cloud Peaks | S 170° | 3,438 m | 20.3 mi |
| WCP-9 | S 170° | 3,433 m | 19.4 mi |
| WCP-10 | SSE 167° | 3,378 m | 19.1 mi |
| WCP-7 | S 173° | 3,287 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:43 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:15 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 17 mi away.
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