Mount Idaho (mountain)

Mount Idaho
A photo of Mount Idaho and Merriam Lake
Mount Idaho and Merriam Lake
Highest point
Elevation12,065 ft (3,677 m)
Prominence1,065 ft (325 m)[1]
Parent peakBorah Peak
Coordinates44°06′22″N 113°46′40″W / 44.106047°N 113.777803°W / 44.106047; -113.777803
Geography
Mount Idaho is located in Idaho
Mount Idaho
Mount Idaho
Parent rangeLost River Range
Topo mapUSGS Elkhorn Creek
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble, 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 Countyin the US State of the same name. 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]

North aspect of Mt. Idaho viewed en route to Borah Peak

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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