Gilmore, Idaho

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Gilmore is an unincorporated community in Lemhi County, in the U.S. state of Idaho. [1]

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History

A post office called Gilmore was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1957. [2] The community was named after John T. "Jack" Gilmer, a businessperson in the stage coach industry (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected). [3]

Gilmore's population was 50 in 1909, [4] and was just 5 in 1960. [5]

Geography and Climate

Meadow Lake is in the Lehmi Mountains, situated near Portland Mountain (Idaho), roughly 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Gilmore. The lake can be accessed from Gilmore along Forest Service Road #002, which goes up the Meadow Lake Creek valley. [6] Meadow Lake has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc), with long, cold winters and short, mild summers.

Climate data for Meadow Lake, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, 1989-2020 extremes: 9150ft (2789m)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)51
(11)		57
(14)		59
(15)		61
(16)		71
(22)		79
(26)		84
(29)		81
(27)		79
(26)		70
(21)		55
(13)		52
(11)		84
(29)
Mean maximum °F (°C)41.7
(5.4)		43.2
(6.2)		47.3
(8.5)		55.0
(12.8)		63.3
(17.4)		69.8
(21.0)		76.1
(24.5)		75.2
(24.0)		70.3
(21.3)		59.2
(15.1)		47.1
(8.4)		39.6
(4.2)		77.3
(25.2)
Average high °F (°C)27.0
(−2.8)		27.7
(−2.4)		33.6
(0.9)		39.7
(4.3)		48.6
(9.2)		56.1
(13.4)		66.9
(19.4)		65.8
(18.8)		56.2
(13.4)		43.0
(6.1)		31.5
(−0.3)		25.2
(−3.8)		43.4
(6.4)
Daily mean °F (°C)20.2
(−6.6)		20.2
(−6.6)		25.1
(−3.8)		30.1
(−1.1)		39.0
(3.9)		46.4
(8.0)		56.4
(13.6)		55.6
(13.1)		47.2
(8.4)		35.1
(1.7)		24.7
(−4.1)		18.7
(−7.4)		34.9
(1.6)
Average low °F (°C)13.5
(−10.3)		12.6
(−10.8)		16.5
(−8.6)		20.5
(−6.4)		29.4
(−1.4)		36.7
(2.6)		45.9
(7.7)		45.4
(7.4)		38.0
(3.3)		27.1
(−2.7)		18.0
(−7.8)		12.2
(−11.0)		26.3
(−3.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−5.1
(−20.6)		−5.7
(−20.9)		0.4
(−17.6)		6.0
(−14.4)		14.3
(−9.8)		24.0
(−4.4)		35.0
(1.7)		32.2
(0.1)		21.3
(−5.9)		8.3
(−13.2)		−0.8
(−18.2)		−6.2
(−21.2)		−13.2
(−25.1)
Record low °F (°C)−25
(−32)		−19
(−28)		−9
(−23)		−2
(−19)		4
(−16)		14
(−10)		26
(−3)		17
(−8)		9
(−13)		−13
(−25)		−17
(−27)		−25
(−32)		−25
(−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm)2.67
(68)		2.54
(65)		3.13
(80)		3.87
(98)		3.81
(97)		3.03
(77)		1.11
(28)		1.25
(32)		1.65
(42)		2.47
(63)		2.53
(64)		3.14
(80)		31.2
(794)
Source 1: XMACIS2 [7]
Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation) [8]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilmore, Idaho
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p.  74.
  4. ↑ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  5. ↑ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
  6. ↑ "Meadow Lake Campground". USDA Forest Service. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Meadow Lake, Idaho 1991-2020 Monthly Normals" . Retrieved November 23, 2023.

44°27′32″N113°16′11″W / 44.45889°N 113.26972°W / 44.45889; -113.26972


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