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Sawtooth City

Ghost town · Blaine County, Idaho

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

Sawtooth City is a ghost town in Blaine County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Blaine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sawtooth City as a historical populated place on the Alturas Lake 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 43.8966° N, 114.8403° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlturas Lake
Elevation7,357 ft
Nearest living townStanley, ID
Distance to it22.3 miles
GNIS feature ID400072
Coordinates43.89657, -114.84035

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What's there now

Sawtooth City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stanley, ID (population 281), about 22.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,357 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 Sawtooth City?

Sawtooth City is in Blaine County, Idaho, at 43.8966, -114.8403.

How many ghost towns are in Blaine County?

Blaine County, Idaho has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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