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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.
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.
Maps, lore make up Idaho peak list Idaho has a slew of prominent mountain ranges: the Sawtooth, Lost River, Boulder, White Clouds and Boise ranges are some of the more popular in the state, but ...
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The first table below ranks the 40 highest major summits of Idaho by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
Part of the central Rocky Mountains, the entire range lies west of the continental divide and drains to the Snake River. The highest peak is White Mountain , at 10,442 feet (3,183 m) above sea level ; five peaks have summits exceeding 10,000 feet (3,050 m), and the three major subranges are defined by other forks of the Salmon River: the West ...
The Boise Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Idaho, spanning part of Boise and Sawtooth national forests. [ 4 ] [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The highest point in the range is Two Point Mountain at an elevation of 10,124 feet (3,086 m) above sea level.
All mountain ranges in Idaho should be included in this category; The main article for this category is List of mountain ranges in Idaho; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountain ranges of Idaho; See also categories Mountains of Idaho, Rocky Mountains
Mount Heyburn, at 10,229 feet (3,118 m) is one of the many 10,000-foot (3,050 m) peaks in the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho. Mount Heyburn is located in Custer County and within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The town of Stanley is located eight miles (13 km) north-northeast of Mount Heyburn.