Yellow Pine, Idaho
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Yellow Pine is a census-designated place in Valley County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32.[1] Yellow Pine has an area of Script error: No such module "convert".; Script error: No such module "convert". of this is land, and Script error: No such module "convert". is water.
History
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In 1906, Albert Behne established the first post office and mail service. In 1924, he received the patent on the 47½ acres where the village presently exists. In 1930, at the age of 76, he platted the original Yellow Pine townsite.
Other original patentees were Oscar Ray Call, Behne's former mining partner, and Henry Abstein. Abstein, the first patentee in the area, homesteaded Script error: No such module "convert". north and east of the present townsite. Although his primary interest was mining, he was also an active horticulturist and many of the apple trees that he planted are still living today. His original holdings have since been subdivided.
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Demographics
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Geography
Although unincorporated, the community has its own zip code, 83677, where overall 44 people live on a total land area of Script error: No such module "convert"., according to the 2010 census.[3]
Yellow Pine is a Script error: No such module "convert". "inholder" community in eastern Valley County, located on the East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River, approximately half a mile upstream from its confluence with Johnson Creek. It is bounded on the north by the Payette National Forest and on the south by the Boise National Forest. Located at Script error: No such module "convert"., Yellow Pine has historically served as the trade center for the larger Yellow Pine basin mining area, including the Stibnite Mining District. Many of the early miner-settlers came from Warren, Idaho.
Climate
Yellow Pine has a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dsb), bordering on a subarctic climate (Dfc). Summers are pleasant, with warm days and chilly nights with lows close to freezing. Winters are cold and snowy, with lows reaching the single digits and annual snowfall averaging Script error: No such module "convert".. Max snowpack depth averages Script error: No such module "convert". and is usually reached during the month of February.[4]
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Culture and recreation
It is home to the Yellow Pine Harmonica Festival, which is held the first weekend in August of each year. It is located near Forest camp grounds, rivers and lakes. There are yearly snowmobile trips from Warm Lake to Yellow Pine with overnight accommodations.
The Frank Church Wilderness Area is known for its hiking trails. The community is surrounded by Unit 25 for elk, deer, bear, and cougar hunting.
See also
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References
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Additional reading
- Cox, Lafe & Emma. Idaho Mountains/Our Home, Life in the Idaho's Back County. VO Ranch Books, 1997.
- Sumner, Nancy. Yellow Pine, Idaho, (printed privately).
External links
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