West Mountains

Mountain range in Idaho

West Mountains

West Mountains

Location in Western Idaho

Highest point
Peak| Snowbank Mountain
Elevation| 8,320 ft (2,540 m)[1]
Coordinates| 44°27′05″N 116°07′43″W﻿ / ﻿44.4512801°N 116.1287459°W﻿ / 44.4512801; -116.1287459[2]
Dimensions
Length| 76 mi (122 km) N/S[3]
Width| 46 mi (74 km) E/W[3]
Area| 2,028 sq mi (5,250 km2)[3]
Geography
Country| United States
State| Idaho
Range coordinates| 44°28′00″N 116°14′04″W﻿ / ﻿44.46667°N 116.23444°W﻿ / 44.46667; -116.23444[4]
Borders on| Boise Mountains
Topo map| USGS Tripod Peak

Not to be confused with the Western Hills near Beijing, China, or various Western Ranges of mountains.

The West Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Idaho, spanning part of Boise and Payette national forests.[4][3][5] The highest point in the range is Snowbank Mountain at an elevation of 8,320 feet (2,540 m) above sea level.[1] The range is bordered to the east by the Payette River and the North Fork Payette River, which separate the range from the Boise Mountains.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Snowbank Mountain, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
2. ^ "Snowbank Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
3. ^ a b c d "West Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
4. ^ a b "West Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
5. ^ "About the forest". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
6. ^ "West Mountains (ID)". SummitPost.org. Retrieved August 13, 2014.

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Mountains of Idaho

Albion Mountains|

* Cache Peak
* Graham Peak
* Mount Harrison
* Mount Independence
* Smoky Mountain
* Thunder Mountain

Bitterroot Range|

| Centennial Mountains|

* Mount Jefferson

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Clearwater Mountains|

* Stripe Mountain

Black Pine Mountains|

* Black Pine Cone
* Black Pine Mountains High Point
* Black Pine Peak

Boise Mountains|

* Steel Mountain
* Trinity Mountain
* Two Point Mountain

Boulder Mountains|

* Boulder Peak
* Cerro Ciento
* Easley Peak
* Glassford Peak
* Kent Peak
* Ryan Peak

Columbia Mountains|

| Selkirk Mountains|

* Mica Peak

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Lemhi Range|

* Bell Mountain
* Big Boy Peak
* Big Creek Peak
* Diamond Peak
* Flatiron Mountain
* Little Diamond Peak
* Nicholson Peak
* The Riddler
* Shoshone John Peak

Lost River Range|

* Borah Peak
* Donaldson Peak
* Leatherman Peak
* Little Regret Peak
* Lost River Peak
* Mount Breitenbach
* Mount Church
* Mount Idaho
* Mount McCaleb
* No Regret Peak
* USGS Peak

Pioneer Mountains|

* Altair Peak
* Angel's Perch
* Brocky Peak
* Cobb Peak
* Devils Bedstead East
* Duncan's Peak
* Goat Mountain
* Hyndman Peak
* Old Hyndman Peak
* Pegasus Peak
* Pioneer Mountain
* Pyramid Peak
* Salzburger Spitzl
* Smiley Mountain
* Standhope Peak

Sawtooth Range|

* Alpine Peak
* Baron Peak
* Braxon Peak
* Cirque Lake Peak
* Dave's Peak
* Decker Peak
* El Capitan
* Elk Peak
* Grand Mogul
* Horstmann Peak
* Imogene Peak
* McDonald Peak
* McGowan Peak
* Merritt Peak
* Mickey's Spire
* Moolack Mountain
* Monte Verita
* Mount Carter
* Mount Cramer
* Mount Heyburn
* Mount Iowa
* Mount Limbert
* Mount Regan
* North Raker
* Packrat Peak
* Parks Peak (Blaine County)
* Payette Peak
* Sevy Peak
* Snowyside Peak
* Thompson Peak
* Warbonnet Peak
* Williams Peak (Custer County)

Smoky Mountains|

* Backdrop Peak
* Baker Peak
* Bald Mountain
* Bear Peak
* Big Peak
* Bromaghin Peak
* Buttercup Mountain
* Camas County Highpoint
* Carbonate Mountain
* Dollarhide Mountain
* Griffin Butte
* Kelly Mountain (Blaine County)
* Lower Titus Peak
* Mahoney Butte
* Norton Peak
* Paradise Peak
* Prairie Creek Peak
* Saviers Peak
* Skillern Peak
* Titus Peak

Soldier Mountains|

* Boardman Peak
* Iron Mountain
* Smoky Dome

Sublett Range|

* Sublett Range High Point

West Mountains|

* Snowbank Mountain

White Cloud Mountains|

* Bible Back Mountain
* Blackmon Peak
* Calkins Peak
* Castle Peak
* Chinese Wall
* Croseus Peak
* D. O. Lee Peak
* Ebony Peak
* Fourth of July Peak (Custer County)
* Horton Peak
* Lonesome Lake Peak
* Lookout Mountain
* Merriam Peak
* Patterson Peak (Custer County)
* Peak 11,272
* Washington Peak
* Watson Peak (Custer County)
* White Cloud Peak 1
* White Cloud Peak 2
* White Cloud Peak 3
* White Cloud Peak 4
* White Cloud Peak 5
* White Cloud Peak 6
* White Cloud Peak 7
* White Cloud Peak 8
* White Cloud Peak 9
* White Cloud Peak 10

Others|

* Bear River Range
* Big Dick Point
* Blackfoot Mountains
* Brundage Mountain
* Caribou Range
* Chinese Peak
* Cotterel Mountains
* Devils Throne
* Devils Tooth
* Dirty Head
* Granite Peak
* Hoodoo Mountains
* Jim Sage Mountains
* Kings Peak
* The Ogre
* Owyhee Mountains
* Portneuf Range
* Puddin Mountain
* Ranger Peak
* Salmon River Mountains
* Seven Devils Mountains
* Shadow Butte
* She Devil
* Twin Imps

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