Stripe Mountain

Stripe Mountain
A map of Idaho showing the location of Stripe Mountain
A map of Idaho showing the location of Stripe Mountain
Stripe Mountain
Idaho and Lemhi counties, Idaho, U.S.
Highest point
Elevation9,001 ft (2,744 m)
Prominence2081
Parent peakCottonwood Butte
Coordinates45°30′48″N 114°46′28″W / 45.5132484°N 114.7745443°W / 45.5132484; -114.7745443[1]
Geography
LocationIdaho and Lemhi counties, Idaho, U.S.
Parent rangeSouth Clearwater Mountains, Bitterroot Range
Topo mapUSGS Stripe Mountain

Stripe Mountain is the highest point in both the South Clearwater Mountains and the Clearwater Mountains as a whole, part of the Bitterroot Range and Rocky Mountains in the panhandle of Idaho in the Western United States.[2][3] Its summit is at an elevation of 9,001 ft (2,744 m) and the mountain's ridgeline forms the boundary of Idaho County and Lemhi County. The Idaho County portion of the mountain lies within the Bitterroot National Forest and the Lemhi County portion of the mountain lies within the Salmon-Challis National Forest, and the entirety of the mountain lies within the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Stripe Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "South Clearwater Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 5, 2007.
  3. ^ "Clearwater Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 5, 2007.
  4. ^ "Stripe Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 12, 2013.


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