Backdrop Peak

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Backdrop Peak
A photo of Backdrop Peak viewed from the Baker Lake Trail.
Backdrop Peak from the Baker Lake Trail
Elevation 10,099 ft (3,078 m)[1]
Prominence 639 ft (195 m)[1]
Location
Backdrop Peak
Blaine and Camas counties, Idaho, U.S.
Range Smoky Mountains
Coordinates 43°41′20″N 114°41′12″W / 43.6889°N 114.6868°W / 43.6889; -114.6868Coordinates: 43°41′20″N 114°41′12″W / 43.6889°N 114.6868°W / 43.6889; -114.6868[1]
Topo map USGS Baker Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble, class 3

Backdrop Peak, at 10,099 feet (3,078 m) above sea level is a peak in the Smoky Mountains of Idaho. Located in Sawtooth National Forest on the border of Blaine and Camas counties, Backdrop Peak is about 1.45 miles (2,330 m) north of Baker Peak. Baker Lake is just east of the peak.[2][3]

Backdrop Peak and Baker Lake

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Backdrop Peak". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2013-01-14. 
  2. ↑ Sawtooth National Forest, U.S. Forest Service. Sawtooth National Forest (Map) (1998 ed.).
  3. ↑ "Backdrop Peak". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/153644. Retrieved December 19, 2012.


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