Mount Idaho (mountain)

Mount Idaho

A photo of Mount Idaho and Merriam Lake

Mount Idaho and Merriam Lake
Highest point
Elevation 12,065 ft (3,677 m)
Prominence 1,065 ft (325 m)[1]
Parent peak Borah Peak
Coordinates 44°06′22″N 113°46′40″W / 44.106047°N 113.777803°W / 44.106047; -113.777803Coordinates: 44°06′22″N 113°46′40″W / 44.106047°N 113.777803°W / 44.106047; -113.777803
Geography
Mount Idaho

Custer County, Idaho, U.S.

Parent range Lost River Range
Topo map USGS Elkhorn Creek
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble, class 3

Mount Idaho, at 12,065 feet (3,677 m) above sea level is the seventh highest peak in Idaho and the sixth highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) south of Borah Peak, its line parent, and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) northwest of Leatherman Peak. Merriam Lake is in the basin to the northeast of the peak.[2][3][4]

References

  1. "Mount Idaho, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  2. "The 100 Highest Peaks". Idaho: A Climbing Guide. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  3. "Mount Idaho". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  4. "Idaho 12ers Home Page". Idaho Summits. Retrieved January 2, 2013.


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