Lowman, Idaho

[1] It is nestled along the north bank of the South Fork of the Payette River in the central part of the state, at an elevation of 3,960 feet (1,210 m) above sea level.

A devastating wildfire ravaged the area around Lowman 36 years ago in 1989; it destroyed over 45,000 acres (70 sq mi; 180 km2) and 26 structures, but without injuries or fatalities.

"[10] The "Highway to Heaven" trail, stretching more than 150 miles (240 km) from Idaho's capital of Boise, is the only mountain passage in the West that begins from a major city.

The route then climbs with the South Fork of the Payette River up and over Banner Summit at 7,056 ft (2,151 m) to Stanley, where it meets State Highway 75, just northeast of the Sawtooths.

Lowman is in a geothermally active region; natural hot springs surface in the middle of the community as well as in many other places in the surrounding mountains.