Boise County topographic maps

Average elevation: 1,145 m

Average elevation: 1,343 m

Average elevation: 1,316 m

Average elevation: 2,632 m

Average elevation: 963 m

The area was originally settled as a gold miners' staging area, as prospectors waited along the river for snows to thaw at the higher elevations. Gold had been discovered in 1862 in the Boise Basin mountains to the east, near Idaho City.

Average elevation: 867 m

Average elevation: 1,004 m

Idaho City is located at 43°49′43″N 115°49′56″W / 43.82861°N 115.83222°W / 43.82861; -115.83222 (43.828513, -115.832175), at an elevation of 3,907 feet (1,191 m) above sea level.

Average elevation: 1,236 m

Average elevation: 1,184 m

Average elevation: 1,301 m