Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 34 min5:51 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 49 min8:09 am – 4:58 pm
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People1 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 45°FColdest month December: highs 32°F, lows 9°F9 in of rain a year, on about 29 dayswettest month June25 days above 90°F, 220 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, May 2sse station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksCottonwood Campgroundcampground · 3.6 miPahsimeroi Riverriver · 5.1 miGrouse Peakpeak · 4.2 miHot Spring (historical)spring · 7.2 miMagpie Springspring · 7.5 miMorgan Creek Campgroundcampground · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChallis National Forestnational forest · within reach · 2,197,465 acresCottonwood Access Sitestate recreation area · 3.5 miPahsimeroi River Access Sitestate recreation area · 3.7 mi · 52 acresSalmon National Forestnational forest · 5.1 mi · 1,774,466 acresEllis Access Sitestate recreation area · 4.7 miDeer Gulch Access Sitestate recreation area · 5.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes615 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197067 of magnitude 4+, 7 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 28 Oct 198340 mi away, The 1983 Borah Peak Earthquake, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 25 May 202638 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCuster County, ID, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 202593 of 96 days measured3 moderate daysMedian index 10, worst day 56main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Custer County monitors, ID
Drinking waterCity of Challisserves 900 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202110 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,982 ft1,823 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeEllis Post Office5.0 miFire stationPahsimeroi Volunteer Fire Department7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLemhi County Airport SMN36 miMajor airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI130 miUS highwayUS 932.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83235 ZIP area.
