Ghost town · Idaho
Mount Idaho
Mount Idaho is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,109 m. Pyramid Peak stands 2,551 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Club Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
human settlement in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates45.90390, -116.08200
- 1.7 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- High Camp: 3.6 mi
- Blacktail Butte: 4.2 mi
- North Blacktail Butte: 5.8 mi
- Goose Creek Point: 6.1 mi
- Fish Creek Point: 6.9 mi
Parks: 14
- Lions Club Park: 2.0 mi
- Pioneer Park: 2.1 mi
- Soroptomist Park: 2.7 mi
- Eimers-Soltman Park: 3.1 mi
- Fish Creek Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Freds Spring: 11.7 mi
- Pig Foot Spring: 12.5 mi
- Peter Ready Spring: 15.6 mi
- Joe Spring: 22.5 mi
- Bull Springs: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Dizzy Head: 13.0 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Bug Slope: 15.4 mi
- Moughmer Point: 16.1 mi
- Penny Cliffs: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Cotter Bar: 3.2 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 3
- Skookumchuck Beach: 17.9 mi
- Button Beach: 18.6 mi
- Twin Bridges Beach: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 1
- Idaho County Fairgrounds: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Mount Idaho. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Peak | SSE 159° | 2,551 m | 20.0 mi |
| Gospel Peak | SSE 161° | 2,486 m | 20.7 mi |
| Gospel Hill | SSE 162° | 2,474 m | 19.9 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 167° | 2,380 m | 21.2 mi |
| Baking Powder Mountain | SE 134° | 2,310 m | 21.2 mi |
| Little Round Top | SSE 167° | 2,272 m | 20.5 mi |
| Dead Point | S 188° | 2,244 m | 22.7 mi |
| Slate Point | S 187° | 2,220 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:53 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:04 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:13 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grangeville, 3 mi away.
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