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Crystal

Ghost town · Custer County, Idaho

Bald Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Bald Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Crystal 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 Crystal as a historical populated place on the Bald Mountain 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 44.2674° N, 114.3259° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBald Mountain
Elevation5,358 ft
Nearest living townClayton, ID
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID399441
Coordinates44.26742, -114.32589

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What's there now

Crystal is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clayton, ID (population 16), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,358 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 Crystal?

Crystal is in Custer County, Idaho, at 44.2674, -114.3259.

How many ghost towns are in Custer County?

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

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