Elk City, Idaho County, Idaho, United States

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
Region:	Idaho County, Idaho, United States
Latitude:	45° 49' 36" N
Longitude:	115° 26' 12" W
Lat/Long (dec):	45.82685,-115.43679
Köppen climate type:	Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Elevation:	1,221m
Population:	202 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	5592355
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5592355:2
GUID:	bea5e235-7033-473a-88f6-5f6787309e51

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Top Ten, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 49' 43" N	115° 26' 10" W	0.2km (0.1 miles)
Spare Time Mine, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 49' 42" N	115° 26' 24" W	0.3km (0.2 miles)
Mineral Zone Placer (Mineral Zone 0160490064; Gold Zone), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 50' 11" N	115° 25' 55" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Buster Mine, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 50' 13" N	115° 25' 36" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
American Hill Placer, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 48' 42" N	115° 25' 47" W	1.7km (1.1 miles)
Old Lemroe Deposit, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 50' 2" N	115° 24' 59" W	1.8km (1.1 miles)
Whitaker Deposit, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 49' 9" N	115° 24' 54" W	1.9km (1.2 miles)
Ross and Ross No. 1 Placer Claims, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 49' 20" N	115° 24' 37" W	2.1km (1.3 miles)
Johnson Mining, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 50' 13" N	115° 24' 44" W	2.2km (1.4 miles)
Hoffstetter Occurrence, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 50' 10" N	115° 24' 39" W	2.2km (1.4 miles)
Major Claim, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 50' 35" N	115° 25' 6" W	2.3km (1.4 miles)
Rare Find No. 3 Placer Claim, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 48' 51" N	115° 24' 46" W	2.3km (1.4 miles)
Mary K Mine (Black Pine), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 48' 49" N	115° 24' 44" W	2.4km (1.5 miles)
Congress Group Placer, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 50' 21" N	115° 24' 37" W	2.5km (1.5 miles)
Mascot Mine (Blue Bell; Del Rio; Gold Coin), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 49' 15" N	115° 24' 20" W	2.5km (1.6 miles)
Rand Prospect, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 49' 19" N	115° 24' 17" W	2.5km (1.6 miles)
Baboon Placer, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 50' 8" N	115° 24' 22" W	2.6km (1.6 miles)
Madre D'Oro Prospect, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 50' 41" N	115° 24' 52" W	2.6km (1.6 miles)
Allamance Mine (Blue Dragon; Alliance), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 50' 42" N	115° 24' 52" W	2.6km (1.6 miles)
Buffalo Hill Placer (Elk City; Elk City Mine; Buffalo Gulch Mine; Buffalo Gulch Project; Buffalo Gulch Dredge), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 49' 22" N	115° 28' 17" W	2.7km (1.7 miles)
Mother Lode Mine (General Grant), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 48' 22" N	115° 24' 36" W	3.1km (1.9 miles)
Cal-Idaho Placer (Gold Hill), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 48' 38" N	115° 28' 14" W	3.2km (2.0 miles)
Tiernan Hill Placer, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 48' 25" N	115° 24' 20" W	3.3km (2.0 miles)
Mineral Zone Mine (Colonel Sellers), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 51' 20" N	115° 25' 26" W	3.3km (2.1 miles)
Revenue Prospect (California), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 48' 18" N	115° 28' 7" W	3.5km (2.2 miles)
Brown Bear Prospect, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 48' 19" N	115° 28' 12" W	3.5km (2.2 miles)
American River, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 48' 30" N	115° 28' 27" W	3.6km (2.2 miles)
Red River Stibnite Deposit, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 48' 10" N	115° 28' 12" W	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Elk City Mines Buffalo Gulch (Friday Group; Elk City; Ericson Reef; Buffalo Hill Placer 0160490059; Buffalo Gulch; Buffalo Gulch Dredge Tailings; Buffalo Gulch Mine), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 50' 20" N	115° 28' 56" W	3.8km (2.3 miles)
Friday Claims (Friday; Friday Nos. 1 and 2; Buffalo Gulch Mine - 0160490049), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	45° 47' 52" N	115° 27' 53" W	3.9km (2.4 miles)

Buster Mine and Associated Buildings

Buster Mine, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA

Buster Mine and Associated Buildings

Buster Mine, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA

Buster Mine and Associated Buildings

Buster Mine, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 3.9 km)

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Rock types recorded nearby (within 3.9 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Antler Foreland Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Belt Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Wallace Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Rocky Mountains, North America	Mountain Range
USA	Country
Idaho, USA	State
Idaho County, Idaho, USA	County
Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA	Mining District

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