Porthill, Idaho

Porthill is an unincorporated community in Boundary County, Idaho, United States, located at the Canada–United States border into British Columbia.

Porthill, Idaho
Coordinates: 48.998°N 116.497°W / 48.998; -116.497
Country United States
StateIdaho
CountyBoundary
Named forCharles Plummer Hill, who founded the border post, and was the US Deputy Collector of Customs there.
Elevation
1,814 ft (553 m)
Population
  Total<100 est.
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

It is named for Charles Pulmmer Hill, as is nearby Hillcrest.

Idaho State Highway 1 runs straight through the community and to the Porthill-Rykerts Border Crossing, and then becomes British Columbia Highway 21, which continues north towards Creston. The Porthill-Rykerts Border Crossing is used as the American Port only; Rykerts acts as the Canadian Crossing.

The north-flowing Kootenai River is just west of Porthill.

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