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Crater Rings are adjacent, symmetrical volcanic pit craters in the Western Snake River Plain about eight miles northwest of Mountain Home, Idaho. They are one of few examples of volcanic craters in the continental United States. [1] The craters are at the summit of a broad shield volcano. The eastern crater is about 3000 ft across and 350 ft deep.
Mountain Home is the largest city and county seat of Elmore County, Idaho, United States. [3] The population was 15,979 in the 2020 census. The population in 2024 is projected to be 16,921. [4] It is the principal city of the Mountain Home Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Elmore County.
Anderson Ranch Dam is an earth rockfill type dam in the western United States, on the South Fork of the Boise River in southwestern Idaho.In Elmore County northeast of Mountain Home, it is several miles north of U.S. Route 20 and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
The state park was created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to mitigate the construction of the Lower Granite Dam; the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation began leasing the site in 1973. [2] The park's 960 acres (390 ha) offer trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding as well as opportunities for camping, picnicking ...
State Highway 21 (SH-21), also known as the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway, [2] is a state highway in Idaho.It runs from Boise to Stanley, primarily as a two-lane road.With two-thirds of its length in Boise County, it passes by historic Idaho City and the village of Lowman to the western edge of the Sawtooth Mountains, then along their northern boundary to Stanley.
SH-167 north – Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home: Access to Simplot feed lot, USAF Recreation Area at C. J. Strike Dam, Simco Road 76.004: 122.317: SH-51 south – Grasmere, Elko: Southern end of SH-51 overlap: Bruneau: 82.680: 133.061: SH-51 north – Mountain Home: Northern end of SH-51 overlap: 84.360: 135.764: Bruneau Dunes State Park ...
SH-167 was originally part of SH-67. The history of these roads goes back to at least the 1930s, when the first all-weather gravel road connecting Grand View and Mountain Home was built (represented by today's SH-167, SH-67 and SH-51), and can be seen on a 1937 map of the area. [3]
Location: Benewah County & Latah County, Idaho, United States: Nearest city: Tensed: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 5,300 acres (21 km 2) [2]: Elevation: 4,022 ft (1,226 m) [1]: Max. elevation: 4,324 ft (1,318 m): Min. elevation: 3,039 ft (926 m): Designation: Idaho state park: Established: 1955; 70 years ago (): Named for: Mary Minerva McCroskey: Administrator: Idaho Department of Parks and ...