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Borah Peak is the highest summit of the U.S. State of Idaho.. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the U.S. State of Idaho.. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
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 they’re just the start of the list.
Borah Peak, also known as Mount Borah or Beauty Peak, is a mountain in the western United States and the highest summit in Idaho. [4] One of the most prominent peaks in the contiguous United States, [5] it is located in the central section of the Lost River Range, within the Challis National Forest in eastern Custer County.
Table Rock is a mountain pillar [1] in the western United States, located just south-east of downtown Boise, Idaho, in the foothills of the Boise Range of the Rocky Mountains. Its summit elevation of 3,650 feet (1,115 m) above sea level is 900 feet (275 m) above the city center.
Help us highlight the natural wonder that is the Sawtooth National Recreation Area with your photos as the 50th anniversary of the SNRA approaches.
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.
Silver Peak ranks as the 99th-highest peak in Idaho, and it is part of the Boulder Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. [1] The mountain is situated 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Ketchum, Idaho, on the common border shared by Blaine County and Custer County.
This mountain's descriptive toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The granitic tower has earned the nickname "Lightning rod of North Idaho." [6] The first ascent of the summit was made on September 8, 1934, by John Carey, Mart Chamberlain, Fred Thieme, and Byron Ward via the West Face. [1]