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Cape Horn

Ghost town · Custer County, Idaho

Cape Horn Lakes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Cape Horn Lakes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cape Horn is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho. It is one of 9 former communities in Custer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cape Horn as a historical populated place on the Cape Horn Lakes topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 44.4049° N, 115.1682° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCape Horn Lakes
Elevation6,498 ft
Nearest living townStanley, ID
Distance to it17.7 miles
GNIS feature ID399348
Coordinates44.40491, -115.16815

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What's there now

Cape Horn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stanley, ID (population 281), about 17.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,498 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cape Horn?

Cape Horn is in Custer County, Idaho, at 44.4049, -115.1682.

How many ghost towns are in Custer County?

Custer County, Idaho has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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