Seven Devils Mountains

U.S. Forest Service photo

Highest point
Peak| He Devil
Elevation| 9,393 ft (2,863 m)
Prominence| 5,200 feet (1,585 m)
Coordinates| 45°19′N 116°33′W﻿ / ﻿45.32°N 116.55°W﻿ / 45.32; -116.55
Dimensions
Length| 84 mi (135 km) N/S
Width| 29 mi (47 km) E/W
Area| 1,289 sq mi (3,340 km2)
Geography

Seven Devils

Location in Idaho

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Seven Devils

Location in the United States

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Country| United States
State| Idaho
Parent range| Rocky Mountains

The Seven Devils Mountains are notable peaks in the western United States, located in west central Idaho in the Hells Canyon Wilderness.[1] They are above the east bank of the Snake River, which forms the Idaho-Oregon border.

The Seven Devils are part of the Rocky Mountains, and the tallest peaks are 7,900 vertical feet (2,410 m) above the adjacent river, with few trees in between. There are several marked and unmarked trails and cleared camping areas throughout the mountains. It has several waterfalls and streams as well as numerous lakes.

Immediately southwest of Riggins, the Seven Devils are accessible from U.S. Highway 95 by a gravel road which climbs over 5,500 vertical feet (1,680 m) in seventeen miles (27 km).

## Ecology

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The Seven Devils contains a wide variety of wildlife such as bighorn sheep, mountain goat, mule deer, elk, black bear, cougar, cutthroat and rainbow trout. There are several lakes with high fish populations and there are numerous wild flowers. The Seven Devils has numerous sub-alpine meadows and vast pine forests.

## Peaks

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An incomplete list of peaks of the Seven Devils Mountains[2][3] Mountain Peak | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location

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He Devil  | 9,393 ft
2863 m | 5,200 ft
1585 m | 0.38 mi
0.61 km  | 45°19′27″N 116°32′54″W﻿ / ﻿45.324135°N 116.548418°W﻿ / 45.324135; -116.548418﻿ (He Devil)
She Devil | 9,380 ft
2859 m | 518 ft
158 m | 31.5 mi
50.6 km  | 45°19′26″N 116°32′26″W﻿ / ﻿45.323996°N 116.540596°W﻿ / 45.323996; -116.540596﻿ (She Devil)
Devils Throne | 9,281 ft
2829 m | 682 ft
208 m | 1.11 mi
1.78 km  | 45°18′32″N 116°33′18″W﻿ / ﻿45.308791°N 116.554899°W﻿ / 45.308791; -116.554899﻿ (Devils Throne)
Tower of Babel  | 9,268 ft
2825 m | 200 ft
61 m | 0.73 mi
1.17 km  | 45°19′48″N 116°31′42″W﻿ / ﻿45.330067°N 116.528399°W﻿ / 45.330067; -116.528399﻿ (Tower of Babel)
The Ogre | 9,255 ft
2821 m | 535 ft
163 m | 0.52 mi
0.83 km  | 45°19′10″N 116°31′56″W﻿ / ﻿45.319545°N 116.532146°W﻿ / 45.319545; -116.532146﻿ (The Ogre)
Mount Baal  | 9,160 ft
2792 m | 121 ft
37 m | 0.36 mi
0.58 km  | 45°19′34″N 116°32′00″W﻿ / ﻿45.326203°N 116.533349°W﻿ / 45.326203; -116.533349﻿ (Mount Baal)
Mount Belial  | 9,140 ft
2786 m | 161 ft
49 m | 0.57 mi
0.91 km  | 45°18′57″N 116°32′56″W﻿ / ﻿45.315827°N 116.548997°W﻿ / 45.315827; -116.548997﻿ (Mount Belial)
Twin Imps | 8,999 ft
2743 m | 480 ft
146 m | unknown  | 45°17′57″N 116°33′54″W﻿ / ﻿45.2992°N 116.5649°W﻿ / 45.2992; -116.5649﻿ (The Twin Imps)
The Goblin  | 8,980 ft
2737 m | 187 ft
57 m | 0.35 mi
0.57 km  | 45°19′06″N 116°31′30″W﻿ / ﻿45.318332°N 116.525026°W﻿ / 45.318332; -116.525026﻿ (The Goblin)
Monument Peak  | 8,957 ft
2730 m | 1,381 ft
421 m | 5.68 mi
9.14 km  | 45°13′36″N 116°33′29″W﻿ / ﻿45.226625°N 116.558096°W﻿ / 45.226625; -116.558096﻿ (Monument Peak)
Casey Mountain  | 8,799 ft
2682 m | 800 ft
244 m | unknown  | 45°13′32″N 116°35′54″W﻿ / ﻿45.2256°N 116.5983°W﻿ / 45.2256; -116.5983﻿ (Casey Mountain)
Jackley Mountain  | 8,799 ft
2682 m | 931 ft
284 m | unknown  | 45°14′55″N 116°31′18″W﻿ / ﻿45.2486°N 116.5218°W﻿ / 45.2486; -116.5218﻿ (Jackley Mountain)
Pyramid Mountain  | 8,701 ft
2652 m | 400 ft
122 m | unknown  | 45°17′17″N 116°34′20″W﻿ / ﻿45.2880°N 116.5722°W﻿ / 45.2880; -116.5722﻿ (Pyramid Mountain)
White Mountain  | 8,501 ft
2591 m | 534 ft
163 m | unknown  | 45°11′01″N 116°35′23″W﻿ / ﻿45.1837°N 116.5898°W﻿ / 45.1837; -116.5898﻿ (White Mountain)
Black Imp  | 8,399 ft
2560 m | 180 ft
55 m | unknown  | 45°14′16″N 116°33′44″W﻿ / ﻿45.2377°N 116.5623°W﻿ / 45.2377; -116.5623﻿ (Black Imp)
Emmett Mountain  | 8,399 ft
2560 m | 440 ft
134 m | unknown  | 45°12′23″N 116°36′42″W﻿ / ﻿45.2065°N 116.6117°W﻿ / 45.2065; -116.6117﻿ (Emmett Mountain)
Carbonate Hill  | 8,100 ft
2469 m | 466 ft
142 m | unknown  | 45°15′27″N 116°34′33″W﻿ / ﻿45.2575°N 116.5759°W﻿ / 45.2575; -116.5759﻿ (Carbonate Hill)
Granite Mountain  | 7,999 ft
2438 m | 440 ft
134 m | unknown  | 45°16′27″N 116°36′25″W﻿ / ﻿45.2742°N 116.6069°W﻿ / 45.2742; -116.6069﻿ (Granite Mountain)

The Seven Devils from Dry Diggins Lookout

The Seven Devils looking from the east.

## References

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1. ^ "Seven Devils Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
2. ^ "Seven Devils Mountains". PeakBagger. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
3. ^ "Seven Devils Mountains". SummitPost. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

## External links

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* Media related to Seven Devils Mountains at Wikimedia Commons

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