Idaho where is it located

As shown in the Idaho location map that Idaho is located in the north-west region of the US. Idaho US is the 43rd state admitted in the year The state shares boundary with Washington in the north-west, Oregon in the west, in the south two states share their boundaries i. However, as you can clearly visualize on the Idaho state map that its thin and pointed strip of northern part shares international boundary with Canada.

Nevada and Utah border Idaho to the south at nearly equivalent lengths. In the east, Idaho is enclosed by Montana and Wyoming. The coordinates of Idaho are The northernmost tip of Idaho is the U. In the east, Idaho extends all the way until the border separating Idaho from Wyoming. To the west, Idaho borders Washington State and Oregon. The most extreme western point is part of the Snake River, a major river that continues flowing into Oregon.

With an average altitude of 5, feet above sea level, Idaho is predominately mountains. The Rockies are a mountain range that pass through all of Idaho, causing a heightened elevation level throughout the state. Running through the south-central part of the state, the Snake River Plain is a wide, fertile plain and a flat lava-based, bow-shaped depression, which is also home to the state's agricultural industries.

The waters of the Snake River dissect the Hells Canyon - the deepest gorge in America, located on the Idaho-Oregon border, at a maximum depth of 7,ft 2,m. The Shoshone Falls located along the Snake River near the Twin Falls, in the southern part of the state stands at ft. The State of Idaho is divided into 44 counties. With an area of , sq. Located in the southwestern part of the state along the Boise River is Boise — the capital, the largest, and the most populous city in Idaho.

The city hosts a large number of manufacturing facilities agriculture, trade, lumbering, and electronics , and the headquarters of several US companies. The landlocked state of Idaho is bordered by the states of Montana in the east and northeast; by Wyoming in the east; by Nevada and Utah in the south; and by Washington and Oregon in the west.

It also shares its border with the Canadian province of British Columbia in the north.