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Mount Idaho

Ghost town · Idaho County, Idaho

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

Mount Idaho is a ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho, recorded as human settlement in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Idaho County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Idaho as a historical populated place: 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 45.9039° N, 116.0820° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townGrangeville, ID
Distance to it2.4 miles
Coordinates45.90390, -116.08200

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What's there now

Mount Idaho is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grangeville, ID (population 3,443), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Mount Idaho?

Mount Idaho is in Idaho County, Idaho, at 45.9039, -116.0820.

How many ghost towns are in Idaho County?

Idaho County, Idaho has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.