Picabo, Idaho
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Picabo (pronounced Template:IPAc-en) is an unincorporated community in Blaine County, Idaho, United States.
Description
Picabo is located along U.S. Route 20, about Script error: No such module "convert". west of Carey, Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Hailey, and Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Shoshone. It has a gas station, country store, post office, and a small airport.[1] The community is surrounded by large ranches and irrigated fields. The 2000 United States census for this ZIP Code shows a population of 128 in 56 housing units in Script error: No such module "convert"..
Picabo is located about Script error: No such module "convert". north of the Snake River along the northern edge of the Snake River Plain, a topographic depression that cuts across the Basin and Range Mountain structures of southern Idaho. The nearest flowing stream is Silver Creek, a scenic spring-fed tributary of the Little Wood River, a key source of irrigation water for eastern Blaine County. The pristine Silver Creek is renowned among fly fishermen and was a favorite of Ernest Hemingway, who enjoyed hunting and fishing along the stream with local rancher, Bud Purdy.[2]
Name
The name "Picabo" supposedly derives from a Native American term translated as "silver water".[3] The name "Picabo" was made familiar by Picabo Street, an Olympic skier who grew up in nearby Triumph.[4]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Picabo has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Picabo was Script error: No such module "convert". on July 17, 1998, and July 11, 2002, while the coldest temperature recorded was Script error: No such module "convert". on December 23, 1990.[5]
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References
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- ↑ Boone, L.P. 1988. Idaho place names: a geographical dictionary. Moscow, Idaho : University of Idaho Press, p. 293.
- ↑ Fanselow, J. 2006. Idaho Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places, 6th Edition. Morris Book Publishing, p. 171.
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