Black Pine Mountains High Point

Black Pine Mtns. HP
Black Pine Mtns. HP

Cassia County, Idaho, U.S.

Elevation 9,389 ft (2,862 m)
Prominence 4,069 ft (1,240 m)[1]
Location
Range Black Pine Mountains
Coordinates 42°08′19″N 113°07′32″W / 42.13866°N 113.125608°WCoordinates: 42°08′19″N 113°07′32″W / 42.13866°N 113.125608°W
Topo map USGS Sweetzer Canyon

Black Pine Mountains High Point, at 9,289 feet (2,831 m) is the highest peak in the Black Pine Mountains of Cassia County in southern Idaho.[2] The high point is sometimes referred to as "Black Peak" because of a benchmark on the peak that reads "Black".[3]

Black Pine Mountains High Point is located in the north-central part of the range northwest of Snowville, Utah and southeast of Malta in the Black Pine Division of the Minidoka Ranger District of Sawtooth National Forest.[4][5][6]

Black Pine Mountains High Point is in the watershed of tributaries of the Snake River, which itself is a tributary of the Columbia River. View from the peak encompass the Raft River, Albion, Sublett, and Wasatch mountain ranges. The peak is a part of the Great Basin Divide and the Basin and Range Province. Interstate 84 passes to the east of the peak.

References

  1. ↑ "Black Pine Mountains High Point, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  2. ↑ "Black Pine Mountains". PeakBagger. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Black Peak and Black Pine Peak". Idaho Summits. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  4. ↑ "Black Pine Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Sawtooth National Forest". Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  6. ↑ "Black Peak (ID)". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2012-05-10.

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