Abandoned Record
About Mount Idaho
Mount Idaho is a ghost town the western United States, located in Idaho County, Idaho. The town served as county seat of Idaho County from 1875 to 1902.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Mount Idaho, 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 Mount Idaho is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Mount Idaho
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.
- 1955 Grangeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Grangeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Grangeville East sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Grangeville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1995 Grangeville East sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Mount Idaho
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Idaho index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Mount Idaho": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Mount Idaho, Idaho": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6921398.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).