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Climate

• Elevation:
  - Greer: 1,027'
  - Pierce: 3,087'
  - Weippe: 3,020'

• Average Annual Precipitation: 42"

• Average Annual Snowfall: 118"

• Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature: 14°

• Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature: 85°

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Government & Emergency Services

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Civic & Social Organizations

The Hilltop has many active organizations. Due to privacy concerns, the committee's local contact information is not included on this site. If you would like more information about a particular organization, please send us an email, and we will forward the request.

• Alpha Omicron
  
• Bald Mountain Ski Club
  
• Clearwater Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club
  
• Community Action Agency
  
• Crazy Blockers Quilt Club
  
• Friends of the Weippe Library
  
• GEM Community Teams
  
• Hilltop Drug & Alcohol Coalition
  
• Hilltop Senior Citizens
  
• Hilltop Theater Group
  
• Idaho Community Action Network
  
• Pierce Alter Society
  
• Pierce-Weippe ATV Club
  
• Pierce-Weippe Chamber of Commerce
  
• Pierce-Weippe Headstart
  
• Timberline Booster Club
  
• Timberline Judo Club, Inc.
  
• Timberline Lions Club
  
• Weight Watchers
  
• Weippe Rodeo Association
  
• White Pine Rebeka Lodge
  
• Xi Alpha Nu

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Other Visitor Information

• Airport: Orofino Municipal Airport (208) 476-4714 for small engine planes.

• Business Development: Clearwater County Economic Development Team is ready and willing to help expand exisiting business, recruit new business and foster entrepreneurship to benefit the local economy

• Cable Service: Suddenlink

• Education: School District #171 with two elementary and one joint junior/senior high school. Lewis State Clark College (LCSC) is located 47 miles east of Greer in Lewiston, Idaho. and the Univeristy of Idaho in Moscow is less than 2 hours away. LCSC has an outreach program at the Weippe Discovery Center and Orofino High School, and offers distance education.

• Fax Services: Offered at the Pierce Free Public Library and Olive's Auto Parts in Pierce.

• Financial Services: There is one credit union servicing the area.

• Gasoline/Diesel: Available in both Pierce and Weippe.

• Libraries: Pierce Free Public Library and Weippe Discovery Center, which both offer free computer access. The Pierce Free Public Library is a wireless "Hot Spot" for laptop users.

• Meeting Facilities: Fraser Community Center, Pierce Community Center & Pool, Weippe Community Hall, and Weippe Discovery Center

• Newspaper: The Clearwater Tribune services Clearwater County, while the Lewiston Morning Tribune covers the region.

• Propane: Available at the Cedar Inn in Pierce and at the Timberline Cafe' in Weippe..

• Postal Service: United States Post Office located on Main Street in Pierce and Weippe.

• Power: Avista Utilities services Pierce, while Clearwater Power services Weippe, Greer and Fraser. No natural gas service.

• Radio Stations: KLER 95.3 FM/1300 AM and KZID 98.5 FM out of Orofino, Idaho.

• Telephone Service: Verizon Northwest is the local service provider.

• UPS: Pick-up and delivery 5 days a week with a substation at Olive's Auto Parts. Federal Express delivers 2 days a week, but the closest drop-off box is in Orofino, Idaho.

• Other Contacts of Interest:
  - Clearwater National Forest: (208) 476-4541
  - Clearwater Tribune: (208) 476-4571
  - Fraser Community Center: (208) 435-4123
  - Hilltop Heritage Museum: (208) 435-4200
  - Hilltop Senior Center: (208) 435-4553
  - Idaho Department of Lands: (208) 476-4587
  - Idaho Department of Health & Welfare: (208) 476-7449
  - Idaho Fish and Game: (208) 799-5010
  - Idaho Commerce & Labor - Job Service: (208) 476-5506
  - J. Howard Bradbury Logging Museum: (208) 464-2814
  - Lewiston Morning Tribune: (208) 743-9411
  - Pierce Community Center & Pool: (208) 464-2443
  - Pierce Free Public Library: (208) 464-2823
  - Pierce Technology Center: (208) 464-2883
  - Weippe Discovery Center: (208) 435-4058
  - Weippe Youth Center: (208) 435-8144

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Recreation/Tours

• Hiking and Photography in the North Fork River canyon area.
• Downhill Skiing at Bald Mountain Ski Area.
• Fishing
  • North Fork of the Clearwater River
  • Unlimited brook trout streams
  • Kelly Creek - "Blue Ribbon" Trout
  • Deer Creek Reservoir
• Cross-country Skiing at Musselshell Nordic Ski Trails. Rentals available.
• Snowmobiling along 300 miles of groomed trails. Rentals available.
• ATV riding on abandoned logging roads. Club contact: Bill Young (208) 464-2379
• Camping at various campgrounds.
• Big Game Hunting
  • Elk
  • White-tail Deer
  • Cougar
  • Black Bear
  • Moose
  • Wild Turkey
  • Pheasant
• Historic Lolo Trail includes the Nez Perce Historic Trail and the Lewis and Clark Historic Trail.
• Gemstone Hunting throughout Clearwater County.

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Religious Services

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Pierce-Weippe Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 378 · Weippe, ID 83553
Phone: (208) 435-4406

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