Noonday Lode Cabin in Parker Gulch, Elkhorn (Sun Valley)

Sun Valley, Idaho

Parker Gulch, Sun Valley, ID 83354

Noonday Mining Claim Parker Gulch, Elkhorn — Sun Valley, Idaho A patented lode claim on the south flank of the Boulder Mountains, surveyed in the Wood River silver boom and held in private fee simple ever since. No road reaches it. Access is a single ATV trail through public land, which means every board, every fastener, every panel of glass arrives on a trailer narrower than four feet — or it doesn't arrive at all. The brief is honest to the site: a wood-clad cabin under 1,200 sq ft, fully off-grid, designed to sit lightly enough that the gulch barely notices it. Sustainability here isn't a feature — it's the only path the constraints allow. Lightweight panelized construction so the parts fit the trail. Solar and battery because there's no line to pull. Composting waste because there's no truck to pump. Materials chosen for what one person and an ATV can actually move. Parcel: Patented Lode Mining Claim — Noonday (Blaine County, ID) Access: ATV trail only — no road-served delivery Jurisdiction: Blaine County Building Dept. — IRC, WUI fire code, high snow load Program: ≤1,200 sq ft, single-story cabin, wood cladding, off-grid systems Intent: Minimum footprint, maximum craft

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Elevation

1846.674804688 ft

Workflow progress

• 01 Parcel Feasibility✓
• 02 Lot Fit✓
• 03 Jurisdiction✓
• 04 Vernacular Research✓
• 05 Design✓
• 06 BIM / CAD✓
• 07 Deliverables✓
• 08 Permit Strategy
• 09 Value Engineering
• 10 Go Deeper

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