Ghost town · Idaho
Dempsey
Dempsey is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,556 m. Bonneville Peak stands 2,812 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunken Gardens, a garden 0.6 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway runs past it. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
ghost town in Idaho
How to reach it
Coordinates42.62361, -111.99472
- On the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 20.4 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
62 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 40
- Mount Moh: 1.2 mi
- Petticoat Peak: 2.9 mi
- Twin Knobs: 4.2 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Buckskin Mountain: 6.1 mi
Parks: 11
- City Park: 0.6 mi
- Buddy Campbell Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Indian Rocks State Park: 13.0 mi
- Skyline Park: 17.5 mi
- Geyser Park: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- High Dive: 1.0 mi
- Formation springs nature preserve: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Soda Springs Geyser: 19.9 mi
- Hooper Spring: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Sunken Gardens: 0.6 mi
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
- The Bull: 0.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Soda Point: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Chesterfield: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Red Rock Pass: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Malad Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dempsey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville Peak | NW 322° | 2,812 m | 12.1 mi |
| Sedgwick Peak | SSE 154° | 2,789 m | 8.3 mi |
| Snow Peak | NW 321° | 2,777 m | 11.4 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NW 316° | 2,748 m | 8.8 mi |
| South Putnam Mountain | NNW 341° | 2,724 m | 21.2 mi |
| Soda Peak | ESE 109° | 2,707 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Putnam | NNW 339° | 2,685 m | 24.3 mi |
| Wakley Peak | SW 224° | 2,684 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:27 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:12 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 36 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava HOT Springs, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Lava Hot Springs · 1 mi
- Southeastern Idaho · 13 mi
- Soda Springs · 20 mi
- Pocatello · 29 mi
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