Yellow Pine is an
unincorporated census-designated place in
Valley County,
Idaho. As of the
2010 census, its population was 32.
Yellow Pine has an area of ; of this is land, and is water.
History
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 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.
Yellow Pine is located east of McCall, via the Lick Creek road (open seasonally); from Cascade, via the Warm Lake and Johnson Creek Roads (open seasonally); and from Cascade via the Warm Lake and South Fork Roads (open year around).
Geography
Although unincorporated, the community has its own
zip code, 83677, where overall 44 people live on a total land area of , according to the
2010 census.
Yellow Pine is a "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
The Payette National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in central western Idaho, in parts of Valley, Idaho, Adams, and Washington counties. The land area consists of approximately 2.3 million acres (9,300 km2) of federally managed ...
and on the south by the
Boise National Forest. Located at , 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
Warren is an unincorporated community in the remote north central region of the U.S. state of Idaho, near the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.
Geography
Located within the Payette National Forest in southern Idaho County, Warren is no ...
.
Culture and recreation
It is home to the ''Yellow Pine
Harmonica
The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...
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.
Climate
Yellow Pine has a dry-summer
humid continental climate (
Köppen Dsb), bordering on a
subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...
(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 104 inches (264 cm). Max snowpack depth averages 24 inches (61 cm) and is usually reached during the month of February.
References
Local histories
*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
''The Yellow Pine Times''Yellow Pine Music & Harmonica Festival
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Census-designated places in Valley County, Idaho
Census-designated places in Idaho