Mountain Home, ID

Mountain Home serves as a military community and interstate waypoint in Idaho's high desert, built around the Air Force base that defines the local economy. Located at Exit 95 on Interstate 84, it sits 50 miles southeast of Boise along the major Pacific Northwest travel corridor. The city experiences typical high desert conditions with hot summers and snowy winters at 3,100 feet elevation. Its claim to fame is nearby Bruneau Dunes State Park, featuring North America's tallest single sand dune at 470 feet.