Abandoned Record
About Chilly
Chilly is an unincorporated community in Custer County, Idaho.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Chilly, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Chilly is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Chilly
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1935 Borah Peak sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1938 Borah Peak sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Dubois sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Dubois sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1967 Chilly Buttes sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 Borah Peak sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Chilly
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Idaho index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Chilly": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Chilly, Idaho": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q28131863.
- USGS GNIS 397321.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).