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Idaho maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Idaho: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Idaho blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Idaho with no labels: about 300 miles wide and 485 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Idaho with no labels: about 300 miles wide and 485 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (2,277 × 3,205, 57 KB)PDF, US Letter (19 KB)PDF, A4 (19 KB)

2. Idaho county map

All 44 counties, outlined without names.

Map of Idaho showing the borders of its 44 counties, without names.View full size
Map of Idaho showing the borders of its 44 counties, without names.
PNG (2,277 × 3,205, 108 KB)PDF, US Letter (59 KB)PDF, A4 (62 KB)

3. Idaho labeled county map

The same 44 counties, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Idaho's 44 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Idaho County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Idaho's 44 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Idaho County, the largest by land area.
PNG (2,277 × 3,205, 140 KB)PDF, US Letter (64 KB)PDF, A4 (66 KB)

4. Idaho map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Idaho with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Boise City (capital), Meridian, Idaho Falls and Pocatello.View full size
Map of Idaho with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Boise City (capital), Meridian, Idaho Falls and Pocatello.
PNG (2,277 × 3,205, 149 KB)PDF, US Letter (73 KB)PDF, A4 (76 KB)

5. Idaho elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; triangles mark the high and low points, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Idaho, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Mount Borah (12,668 ft, highest), the Snake River low point (710 ft) and Boise City, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Idaho, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Mount Borah (12,668 ft, highest), the Snake River low point (710 ft) and Boise City, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (2,277 × 3,205, 2.1 MB)PDF, US Letter (984 KB)PDF, A4 (1.1 MB)

Idaho: shape, counties and terrain

Idaho spans about 300 miles from east to west and 485 miles from north to south, with 82,645 square miles of land. Its outline is irregular: the state fills only 55% of the box drawn around it on the map. The boundary is a single piece of land with no islands.

Idaho has 44 counties. The largest by land area is Idaho County (8,477 sq mi) and the smallest is Payette County (407 sq mi). The capital, Boise City, sits at 2,700 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from 710 ft (216 m) on the Snake River to 12,668 ft (3,861 m) at Mount Borah in Custer County, a range of 11,958 ft. The sampled average is about 5,258 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, 43% of the state lies below 5,000 ft, 57% between 5,000 and 10,000 ft and under 1% above 10,000 ft. Split from south to north into thirds, the southern third averages 5,402 ft, the central third 5,477 ft and the northern third 4,300 ft, so the land is highest in the central third and lowest in the northern third.

More figures, with sources: Idaho elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Boise City, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 44. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Boise City to Sandpoint is about 323 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Mount Borah (12,668 ft) and the Snake River (710 ft), and work out the difference: 11,958 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Idaho elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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