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There are at least 115 named mountain ranges in Idaho. Some of these ranges extend into the neighboring states of Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Names, elevations and coordinates from the U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System.
Since 1919, the Idaho Geological Survey (formerly Bureau of Mines and Geology) has studied and reported on the general and environmental geology of the state. The Survey also studies and reports on the water (both surface and ground), mineral data, and energy assets of the state.
Idaho is a Rocky Mountain state with abundant natural resources and scenic areas. The state has snow-capped mountain ranges, rapids, vast lakes and steep canyons. The waters of the Snake River run through Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the United States. Shoshone Falls falls down cliffs from a height greater than Niagara Falls.
There are at least 63 named waterfalls in Idaho as listed in the Geographic Names Information System by the U.S. Geological Survey. Albeni Falls , Bonner County, Idaho , 48°10′5″N 117°00′05″W / 48.16806°N 117.00139°W / 48.16806; -117.00139 ( Albeni Falls ) , el. 2,064 feet (629
cities, towns, townships, unincorporated communities, Indian reservations, census designated place There are 44 counties in the U.S. state of Idaho . The Idaho Territory was organized in March 1863, and Owyhee County was the first county in the territory to be organized, in December of that year.
The Hell's Half Acre lava plain is located in Bingham and Bonneville counties in the state of Idaho. The site is about 150 square miles (390 km 2) in size. [1] The area where a former lava lake existed is marked by a 875-yard (800 m) long by 328-yard (300 m) wide depression near the summit of the lava field. [7]
[4] [3] The second table below ranks the 40 most prominent summits of Idaho. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. [5] The third table below ranks the 40 most isolated major summits of Idaho.
Idaho Falls is the fourth most populous city in Idaho and the county seat of Bonneville County.It is the state's most populous city outside the Boise metropolitan area. [4] As of the 2020 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 64,818. [3]