Bruneau is a Census-designated place in Owyhee County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho.

[5] Bruneau is the hottest city in the entire state of Idaho, with a yearly average high temperature of 69 °F (21 °C).

State Highway 78 heads northwest within Owyhee County to Grand View, Murphy, and Marsing.

Eastbound SH-78 crosses the Snake River and links through Hammett to Interstate 84.

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