White Cloud Mountains

White Cloud Mountains
Range
White Cloud Mountains
Country United States
State Idaho
Highest point Castle Peak
 - elevation 11,815 ft (3,601 m)
 - coordinates
Length 25 mi (40 km), N/S
Width 32 mi (51 km), E/W
Area 461 sq mi (1,194 km2)

The White Cloud Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, located in central Idaho, southeast of Stanley in Custer County. The range is located within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and the area that is the proposed "White Cloud - Boulder Wilderness Area." The highest peak in the White Cloud Mountains, and the SNRA, is Castle Peak at 11,815 ft. (3601 m).

The White Cloud Mountains are located on National Forest land in with numerous trails in the area. Camping is permitted anywhere on the national forest land and there are no fees to access the area. Primary access to the area is via State Highway 75, the Salmon River Scenic Byway, which accompanies the main Salmon River as it descends along the range's western and northern perimeter.

The Sawtooth Mountains are about twenty miles (32 km) west of the White Clouds, on the west side of the river and highway.

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Peaks

Incomplete list of peaks of the White Cloud Mountains
Mountain Peak Elevation Prominence Isolation Location Easiest Route
Castle Peak !B9918110331363 11,814 ft
3601 m		 !B9928901205369 4,016 ft
1224 m		 !B9893105582173 27 mi
44 km		 Class 3
Calkens Peak !B9918391960790 11,486 ft
3501 m		 !B9940598287472 1,247 ft
380 m		 !B9908590097061 5.8 mi
9.3 km		 Class 3
D. O. Lee Peak !B9918518435600 11,342 ft
3457 m		 !B9948940545260 541 ft
165 m		 !B9923941099989 1.2 mi
2.0 km		 Class 3
Peak 11,272 !B9918573548140 11,280 ft
3438 m		 !B9946769900208 673 ft
205 m		 !B9923990975404 1.2 mi
2.0 km		 Class 3
White Cloud Peak 9 !B9918588102065 11,263 ft
3433 m		 !B9950512401096 463 ft
141 m		 !B9931124474283 0.6 mi
1.0 km		 Class 2
Chinese Wall !B9918611432493 11,237 ft
3425 m		 !B9959056554377 197 ft
60 m		 !B9932430676107 0.5 mi
0.9 km		 unknown
Lonesome Peak !B9918643600966 11,201 ft
3414 m		 !B9945028317747 801 ft
244 m		 !B9925156313567 1.1 mi
1.8 km		 Class 2
White Cloud Peak 10 !B9918731862792 11,102 ft
3384 m		 !B9953556091008 341 ft
104 m		 !B9932547636505 0.5 mi
0.9 km		 Class 4
Merriam Peak !B9918898731980 10,919 ft
3328 m		 !N unknown !B9931865554004 0.6 mi
0.9 km		 Class 3
Patterson Peak !B9918940888020 10,873 ft
3314 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 2
White Cloud Peak 7 !B9919028780690 10,778 ft
3285 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 3
Fourth of July Peak !B9919089849582 10,712 ft
3265 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 2
White Cloud Peak 5 !B9919197625837 10,597 ft
3230 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 4
White Cloud Peak 3 !B9919206918079 10,587 ft
3227 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 3
White Cloud Peak 8 !B9919234846724 10,558 ft
3218 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 3
Washington Peak !B9919272206668 10,518 ft
3206 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 2
Ebony Peak !B9919278446918 10,512 ft
3204 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 3
Watson Peak !B9919337924319 10,449 ft
3185 m		 !N unknown !N unknown unknown
White Cloud Peak 4 !B9919337924319 10,449 ft
3185 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 3
Croseus Peak !B9919397757595 10,387 ft
3166 m		 !N unknown !N unknown unknown
White Cloud Peak 1 !B9919429393180 10,354 ft
3156 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 2
Blackman Peak !B9919473851811 10,308 ft
3142 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 2
White Cloud Peak 2 !B9919508922786 10,272 ft
3131 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 3
White Cloud Peak 6 !B9919524904890 10,256 ft
3126 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 2
Kelmer Peak !B9919614879790 10,164 ft
3098 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 2
Peak 10,041 !B9919738298050 10,039 ft
3060 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 2
Lookout Mountain !B9919823628400 9,954 ft
3034 m		 !N unknown !B9904999795529 8 mi
13 km		 Class 1
Peak 9,988 !B9919823628400 9,954 ft
3034 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 2
Horton Peak !B9919883132708 9,895 ft
3016 m		 !N unknown !N unknown Class 1
Bible Back Mountain !B9919893084608 9,885 ft
3013 m		 !N unknown !N unknown unknown

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