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Craigmont Idaho Map

Explore Craigmont, 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 Craigmont, Idaho

How to Use This Craigmont, Idaho Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Craigmont, 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 Craigmont.

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	Craigmont
State	Idaho (ID)
County	Lewis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	46.241276
Longitude	-116.467089
Population	458
Density	227.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83523
Area Code	208
County Seat	Nezperce
School District	Highland Joint School District 305

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About Craigmont, Idaho

Craigmont is a locality in Lewis County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 458. The population density is 227.6 people per km². Craigmont is located at 46.2413°N, 116.4671°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Craigmont is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83523.

Craigmont occupies a high, windswept plateau where the earth stretches toward the horizon in long, rhythmic swells of dry prairie and cultivated grain. It lies 28.9 miles east-southeast of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 115°T), and is situated 19.3 miles south-southwest of Orofino. The air here holds a thin, sharp clarity that clarifies the distance, rendering the distant peaks of the Bitterroot Range as faint, jagged ink-strokes against the pale sky. Below the level ground, the land drops away into the rugged, shadowed depths of Coldsprings Canyon, while the nearby trickle of Coldspring Creek marks a quiet fracture in the stillness of the plains. To the west, the landscape softens into the quiet basin of Mud Springs Reservoir, where the water reflects the shifting moods of the clouds. Every aspect of the terrain is managed and monitored by the Idaho Department of Lands, which oversees the austere beauty of this high-altitude expanse.

Craigmont emerged from the dust of the early twentieth century as a hub for the agricultural labor that defines the rhythm of the surrounding fields. The local economy persists as a quiet testament to the cycles of harvest and season, where the clatter of machinery often breaks the silence of the morning. Life in Craigmont moves with the deliberate pace of a place built on hard labor and the necessity of self-reliance, far from the frantic hum of larger centers. The architecture remains functional and unadorned, reflecting a culture that prioritizes the utility of the land over the vanity of ornament. Through the changing seasons, the residents of Craigmont maintain a steady, grounded existence, anchored by the vast, open sky and the relentless, productive work of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Winchester Lake State Park (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 266° W
Winchester Lake Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 267° W
Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 236° SW
Snowhole Rapids Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 15.6 mi, 208° SW · 6,474 acres
Lower Salmon River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 15.6 mi, 208° SW
Lower Salmon River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.7 mi, 207° SW · 35k acres
Clearwater River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.0 mi, 002° N · 24k acres
Clearwater National Forest (National Forest) — 18.0 mi, 356° N · 1.7M acres
Lapwai State Game Farm (Nature Reserve) — 18.3 mi, 301° NW
Cooper's Ferry / Nipéhe (Historic Ruins) — 23.4 mi, 172° S
St. Joe National Forest (National Forest) — 25.1 mi, 019° N · 868k acres
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 27.4 mi, 232° SW · 662k acres
Shorts Bar Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 27.6 mi, 163° S
Nez Perce County Historical Society (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 295° NW
C. C. Van Arsdol (Monument) — 30.2 mi, 300° NW
Hells Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.6 mi, 191° S · 218k acres
Deep Creek Massacre (Monument) — 33.2 mi, 196° S
Local Native American and geological information (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 289° W
Buckhorn Overlook (Viewpoint) — 37.8 mi, 207° SW
Village Centre Cinemas at Eastside Marketplace (Cinema) — 41.3 mi, 324° NW
Nuart Theatre-Christ Church (Theatre) — 42.3 mi, 323° NW
Kenworthy Theatre (Theatre) — 42.3 mi, 323° NW
McConnell Mansion Museum (Museum) — 42.3 mi, 324° NW
Pritchard Art Gallery (Gallery) — 42.3 mi, 323° NW
Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site (Attraction) — 42.5 mi, 180° S
Gospel-Hump Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 45.0 mi, 147° SE · 206k acres
Kirkwood Ranch Museum (Museum) — 46.6 mi, 182° S
The Caring Call (Public Artwork) — 47.2 mi, 316° NW
Steam Locomotive W.i.&m.ry.co. 1 (Monument) — 51.6 mi, 336° NW
Codger Pole (Attraction) — 61.3 mi, 316° NW

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