Abandoned Record
About Sawtooth City
Sawtooth City (also Sawtooth) is an abandoned mining camp in Blaine County, Idaho, United States. Located at 43°53′48″N 114°50′25″W (43.8965718, -114.8403490), it sits at an altitude of 7,342 feet (2,238 m), along Beaver Creek near its confluence with the Salmon River in the Sawtooth Valley of Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Sawtooth City, 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 Sawtooth City is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Sawtooth City
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.
- 1900 Sawtooth sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Hailey sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Hailey sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Hailey sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Alturas Lake sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Sun Valley 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 Sawtooth City
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Idaho index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Sawtooth City": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Sawtooth City, Idaho": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7428696.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).