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Ghost town · Nez Perce County, Idaho

Sweetwater quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Sweetwater quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Snow is a ghost town in Nez Perce County, Idaho. It is one of 3 former communities in Nez Perce County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Snow as a historical populated place on the Sweetwater 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 46.2999° N, 116.7918° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSweetwater
Elevation2,026 ft
Nearest living townSweetwater, ID
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID399563
Coordinates46.29988, -116.79181

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What's there now

Snow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sweetwater, ID (population 168), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,026 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 Snow?

Snow is in Nez Perce County, Idaho, at 46.2999, -116.7918.

How many ghost towns are in Nez Perce County?

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

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