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Challis Idaho Map

Explore Challis, Idaho, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Challis, Idaho

How to Use This Challis, Idaho Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Challis, Idaho. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Idaho or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Challis.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Challis
State	Idaho (ID)
County	Custer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Boise)

Latitude	44.504644
Longitude	-114.231731
Population	902
Density	176.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83226
Area Code	208
County Seat	Challis
School District	Challis Joint School District 181

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About Challis, Idaho

Challis is a locality in Custer County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 902. The population density is 176.5 people per km². Challis is located at 44.5046°N, 114.2317°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Challis is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83226.

Challis emerges from the high desert floor as a collection of low, sun-bleached facades held fast against the vast, dry expanse of the interior. It lies 115.6 miles east-northeast of Boise, ID (from Boise, ID: bearing 57°T), and is situated 57.3 miles north of Ketchum. Garden Creek carves a thin, vital ribbon of green through the arid sagebrush as it moves toward the riverbed, providing a sharp contrast to the muted ochre and gray of the surrounding plains. To the west, the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Sawtooth Range sharpen against the pale blue sky, their frozen heights watching over the valley floors of John Gulch. The air here holds a brittle, crystalline quality that magnifies the silence, leaving the landscape feeling stripped of pretense and entirely exposed to the wide, unrelenting sun.

Challis persists as a place forged by the stubborn labor of extraction, where the rhythm of daily life remains tethered to the mineral wealth and ranching heritage of the surrounding territory. The local economy finds its footing in the rugged work of the land, supported by the stewardship of the Idaho Department of Lands, which manages the expansive, austere acreage that defines the perimeter of the settlement. Those who reside here possess a quiet, tempered endurance, mirrored in the weathered wood of historic structures and the sparse, deliberate pace of the streets. Beyond the town limits, the stillness of Slab Barn Lake remains undisturbed by the modern world, offering a brief, reflective pause in a region defined by the slow, grinding work of wind and time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Painted Rock (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 040° NE
Challis National Forest (National Forest) — 1.2 mi, 042° NE · 2.5M acres
Main Salmon River (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.0 mi, 136° SE · 21k acres
Land of Yankee Fork State Park (State Park) — 2.2 mi, 155° SE
Birch Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.3 mi, 180° S
Pennal Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.1 mi, 062° NE
Penal Gulch Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 047° NE
Land of the Yankee Fork State Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 212° SW
Bayhorse Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.3 mi, 195° S · 1,309 acres
Bruno Cabin Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 242° SW
Anadromous Spawning Area Anadromous Spawning Area (National Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 299° NW · 226k acres
Frank Church-River Of No Return Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.7 mi, 326° NW · 2.4M acres
Salmon National Forest (National Forest) — 16.6 mi, 004° N · 1.8M acres
Parker Mill (Historic Ruins) — 18.0 mi, 289° W
Sawtooth National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 20.4 mi, 203° SW · 754k acres
Custer Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 251° W
Earthquake Interpretive Site (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 142° SE
Flag Unfurling Monument (Monument) — 48.3 mi, 042° NE
Baring Divide (Monument) — 49.1 mi, 233° SW
Sacajawea Interpretive Center (Museum) — 49.1 mi, 021° N
The River Cinemas (Cinema) — 49.2 mi, 020° N
Bethine & Frank Church Overlook (Viewpoint) — 50.1 mi, 210° SW
Alice-Toxaway Divide (Monument) — 52.9 mi, 223° SW
Earl Parrot's Cabin (Attraction) — 53.6 mi, 336° NW
Yellow Pine Elementary School (Museum) — 69.6 mi, 297° NW
Hangmans Gulch (Attraction) — 75.8 mi, 053° NE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 79.6 mi, 155° SE

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