Picabo (pronounced ) is an

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, United States.

Description

Picabo is located along U.S. Route 20, about west of Carey, southeast of Hailey, and northeast of

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. It has a gas station, country store, post office, and a small airport. The community is surrounded by large ranches and irrigated fields. The 2000 United States census for this ZIP Code shows a population of 128 in 56 housing units in . Picabo is located about north of the

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along the northern edge of the Snake River Plain, a topographic depression that cuts across the Basin and Range Mountain structures of southern Idaho. The nearest flowing stream is Silver Creek, a scenic spring-fed tributary of the Little Wood River, a key source of irrigation water for eastern Blaine County. The pristine Silver Creek is renowned among fly fishermen and was a favorite of

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, who enjoyed hunting and fishing along the stream with local rancher, Bud Purdy.

Name

The name "Picabo" supposedly derives from a Native American term translated as "silver water". The name "Picabo" was made familiar by Picabo Street, an Olympic skier who grew up in nearby Triumph.Fanselow, J. 2006. Idaho Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places, 6th Edition. Morris Book Publishing, p. 171.

Climate

According to the

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system, Picabo has a warm-summer mediterranean

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in central and eastern parts of the three northern-tier continents (North America, Europe, and Asia), typi ...

, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Picabo was on July 17, 1998, and July 11, 2002, while the coldest temperature recorded was on December 23, 1990.

References

External links

Silver Creek Preserve

Blaine County, Idaho
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