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Cliff

Ghost town · Custer County, Idaho

Mackay quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Mackay quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cliff 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 Cliff as a historical populated place on the Mackay Reservoir 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 43.8757° N, 113.6781° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMackay Reservoir
Elevation7,933 ft
Nearest living townMackay, ID
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID396304
Coordinates43.87574, -113.67808

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What's there now

Cliff is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mackay, ID (population 719), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,933 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 Cliff?

Cliff is in Custer County, Idaho, at 43.8757, -113.6781.

How many ghost towns are in Custer County?

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

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