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Challis was founded in 1878 and named for A.P. Challis, who was a surveyor when the townsite was laid out. [8] Challis post office was established in 1878. [9]Twin Peaks Sports, the I.O.O.F. Hall, and a number of other buildings in Challis are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, most as a result of an Idaho State Historical Society study of historical resources in ...
The highway crosses the Willow Creek Summit at 7,161 feet (2,183 m) and later descends into Grand View Canyon and heads into the city of Challis. US-93 creates the northern terminus of State Highway 75 just south of Challis and takes over as the northern leg of the Salmon River Scenic Byway. [2]
Along Yankee Fork Road southwest of the city of Challis, within the Challis National Forest 44°23′15″N 114°41′45″W / 44.3875°N 114.695833°W / 44.3875; -114.695833 ( Custer Historic
Leatherman Peak, 12,228 feet (3,727 m), second highest in Idaho, in the Lost River Range in eastern Custer County. Custer County is a rural mountain county in the center of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,275, [1] making it the fifth-least populous county in Idaho. The county seat is Challis. [2]
The Old Challis Historic District is a 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] The district is within one block within Valley and Pleasant Aves., 2nd and 3rd Sts. in Challis. It includes three log houses and one board-and-batten house. [2]
Challis Brewery Historic District is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It includes four buildings from the 1879-founded Klug Brewery. Fred Albiez, Ferdinand Klug, and George Fuchs teamed up to open the brewery; it may have closed by 1886.
Custer is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States.Established in 1877, it is at (44.3874133, -114.6959118), at an elevation of 6,470 feet (1,972 It lies along Yankee Fork Road southwest of the city of Challis, within the Challis National Forest.
In the 2020 Census, the five county region had a combined population of 40,172 people; only 2.1% of the entire state's population. [1] Camas, Butte, and Custer counties are among the least populated in the state, each having less than 5,000 residents; Butte County lost 10.43% of its population in the last decade according to a 2024 estimate, [2] making Central Idaho one of, if not the least ...