Yellow Pine Idaho Map

About Yellow Pine, Idaho

Yellow Pine is a locality in Valley County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 12.6 people per km². Yellow Pine is located at 44.9649°N, 115.4937°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. ZIP code: 83677.

Yellow Pine emerges from the high-altitude silence of the interior, defined by the relentless, cold-fed clarity of the East Fork South Fork Salmon River as it carves through the rugged terrain. It lies 97.5 miles north-northeast of Eagle, ID (from Eagle, ID: bearing 26°T), and is situated 29.8 miles east of McCall. The landscape is an expansive, textured expanse of coniferous timber and granite, sitting firmly within the expansive reach of the Boise National Forest. To the distant horizon, the jagged silhouettes of the Salmon River Mountains assert themselves against a sky that holds a sharp, thin quality of light. During the quiet hours of the morning, the air carries a crisp scent of pine needles and damp earth, while the nearby Parks Peak Trail offers a rugged path for those looking to traverse the steep, uneven slopes that define this elevated province.

Yellow Pine carries a legacy rooted in the hard-won extraction of precious minerals, a history that once drew prospectors into these isolated woods to sift through the gravel and bedrock. While the pulse of the local economy has shifted from the frantic energy of gold mining toward a more deliberate pace, the spirit of the place remains tethered to the land and the seasonal rhythms of the forest. The proximity of Hennessey Meadow and the relative stillness of Fish Lake provide a sense of vast, untamed space, where the pace of daily existence is measured by the changing shadows on the timberline rather than the frantic demands of the outside world. Here, the community exists as a small, resilient outpost, marked by a quiet independence that has persisted long after the miners moved on.

About This Yellow Pine Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yellow Pine, Idaho. Coordinates: 44.964906, -115.493725. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Yellow Pine includes the ZIP code (83677), telephone area code (208), county seat of Valley County (Cascade), and school district assignment (McCall-Donnelly Joint School District 421).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.