Idaho High Peaks
Idaho High Peaks
12ers & 11ers
Idaho High Peaks
12ers & 11ers
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Upon arrival at a new summit, I would scan the horizon naming each peak as if it was an old friend. The horizon became my focus and I began to wonder about the peaks that I did not have names for farther to the north and south. I had become a "peak bagger," not so I could brag about having climbed so many peaks, but rather so that I could get to know the ramparts that hemmed me into this remote valley... Thomas Turiano Select Peaks of Greater Yellowstone - Prologue
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Here's a note for Idaho mountain loving peak baggers. I have finally completed the Thousand Peaks. The 1000 mountain ascents, all different-no duplicates, reflect part of a life journey begun in 1968. I believe I am the first Idahoan to achieve this goal. Categories of interest are as follows: 649 Idaho summits done 107 Idaho summits over 11000' 75 peaks, mostly in east central Idaho, with no prior record of summit occupation 546 summits reached over 10000' ... So, onward toward the next thousand. Hope to see your name in the summit register. Rick Baugher Idaho Falls, ID September 29, 2004 - Idahosummits.com Guestbook
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I'm always up for a new peak but some peaks are like old friends, I could and do climb them every year. Tom Lopez Idaho Outdoors Forum, March 20 2005
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Overview
What's on the List?
In order for a peak to be on this list, it must meet two criteria. First, its summit altitude must be over 11,000 feet. Second, its prominence must be over 300 feet or potentially over 300 feet, based on the topographic map of the peak. This means that in order to reach another, higher peak one must descend at least 300 feet from its summit. Peaklist.org has a thorough explanation of prominence on its website.
Here is a 3D map of Mountaineer Peak showing its altitude and prominence. Notice how Point 11,452 does not pass the 300 foot prominence threshhold.
Peak vs. Point - This map shows why Mountaineer Peak, while shorter in altitude than Borah's North Peak, is on the list, while Borah North is not.
The one exception to this rule is No Regret Peak of the the Lost River Range, which has a maximum possible prominence of 292 feet. It is included as a ranked peak because many in Lost River peak bagging circles have considered it a seperate peak.
Other Lists
This isn't the first list of Idaho's highest peaks. Tom Lopez, in his book Idaho a Climbing Guide, has a list of many peaks over 10,000 feet as an appendix. His website has a list of Idaho's Top 100. The owner of Peakbagger.com also has a fairly complete list of Idaho 11,000 foot peaks. Here's a comparison:
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This List |
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Top 100 |
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Peakbagger.com |
1 |
Borah Peak |
1 |
Borah Peak |
1 |
Borah Peak |
2 |
Leatherman Peak |
2 |
Leatherman Peak |
2 |
Leatherman Peak |
3 |
Mount Church |
3 |
Mount Church |
3 |
Mount Church |
4 |
Diamond Peak |
4 |
Diamond Peak |
4 |
Diamond Peak |
5 |
Mount Breitenbach |
5 |
Mount Breitenbach |
5 |
Mount Breitenbach |
6 |
Lost River Peak |
6 |
Lost River Peak |
6 |
Lost River Mountain |
7 |
Mount Idaho |
7 |
Mount Idaho |
7 |
Mount Idaho |
8 |
Donaldson Peak |
8 |
Donaldson Peak |
8 |
Donaldson Peak |
9 |
Hyndman Peak |
9 |
Hyndman Peak |
9 |
Hyndman Peak |
10 |
USGS Peak |
10 |
USGS Peak |
10 |
USGS Peak |
11 |
No Regret Peak |
11 |
No Regret Peak |
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No Regret Peak |
12 |
Peak 11,967 |
12 |
Peak 11,967 |
11 |
Peak 11967 |
13 |
Bad Rock Peak |
13 |
Bad Rock Peak |
12 |
Bad Rock Peak |
14 |
Sacajawea Peak |
14 |
Sacajawea Peak |
13 |
Sacajawea Peak |
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16 |
Goat Mountain |
16 |
Goat Mountain |
15 |
Goat Mountain |
17 |
Peak 11,909 |
17 |
Peak 11,909 |
16 |
Leatherman Peak-Northeast Peak |
18 |
White Cap Peak |
18 |
White Cap Peak |
17 |
White Cap Peak |
19 |
Peak 11,887 |
19 |
Peak 11,887 |
18 |
Peak 11887 |
20 |
Standhope Peak |
20 |
Standhope Peak |
19 |
Standhope Peak |
21 |
Devils Bedstead East |
21 |
Devils Bedstead East |
20 |
Devils Bedstead East |
22 |
Mount Corruption |
22 |
Mount Corruption |
21 |
Mount Corruption |
23 |
Brocky Peak |
23 |
Brocky Peak |
22 |
Brocky Peak |
24 |
Mountaineer Peak |
24 |
Mountaineer Peak |
23 |
Peak 11828 |
25 |
Altair Peak |
25 |
Altair Peak |
24 |
Altair Peak |
26 |
Castle Peak |
26 |
Castle Peak |
25 |
Castle Peak |
27 |
Peak 11,781 |
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26 |
Peak 11781 |
28 |
Old Hyndman Peak |
27 |
Old Hyndman Peak |
27 |
Old Hyndman Peak |
29 |
Duncan Peak |
28 |
Duncan Peak |
28 |
Duncans Peak |
30 |
Pegasus Peak |
29 |
Pegasus Peak |
29 |
Pegasus Peak |
31 |
Ross Peak |
30 |
Ross Peak |
30 |
Ross Peak |
32 |
Ryan Peak |
31 |
Ryan Peak |
31 |
Ryan Peak |
33 |
Angels Perch |
32 |
Angels Perch |
32 |
Angels Perch |
34 |
Mount McCaleb |
33 |
Mount McCaleb |
33 |
Mount McCaleb |
35 |
Kent Peak |
34 |
Kent Peak |
34 |
Kent Peak |
36 |
Cobb Peak |
35 |
Cobb Peak |
35 |
Cobb Peak |
37 |
Peak 11,641 |
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38 |
Pyramid Peak |
36 |
Pyramid Peak |
36 |
Pyramid Peak |
39 |
Bell Mountain |
37 |
Bell Mountain |
37 |
Bell Mountain |
40 |
Doublespring Peak |
38 |
Doublespring Peak |
38 |
Southeast Doublespring Pass Peak |
41 |
Glassford Peak |
39 |
Glassford Peak |
39 |
Glassford Peak |
42 |
Salzburger Spitzl |
40 |
Salzburger Spitzl |
40 |
Salzburger Spitzl |
42 |
Peak 11,600 |
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44 |
The Riddler |
41 |
The Riddler |
41 |
The Riddler |
45 |
Peak 11,560 |
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46 |
Peak 11,516 |
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47 |
Big Basin Peak |
42 |
Big Basin Peak |
42 |
Big Basin Peak |
48 |
Peak 11,509 |
43 |
Peak 11,509 |
43 |
Peak 11509 |
49 |
Ferguson Peak |
44 |
Ferguson Peak |
43 |
Ferguson Peak |
50 |
Smiley Mountain |
45 |
Smiley Mountain |
45 |
Smiley Mountain |
51 |
Calkens Peak |
46 |
Calkens Peak |
46 |
Calkens Peak |
52 |
Peak 11,477 |
48 |
Peak 11,477 |
47 |
Peak 11477 |
53 |
Horseshoe Peak |
49 |
Horseshoe Peak |
48 |
Peak 11473 |
54 |
Peak 11,458 |
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49 |
Peak 11458 |
55 |
Big Boy Peak |
50 |
Big Boy Peak |
50 |
Big Boy Peak |
56 |
Scott Peak |
52 |
Scott Peak |
51 |
Peak 11367 |
57 |
Mount Morrison |
53 |
Mount Morrison |
52 |
Scott Peak |
58 |
Big Black Dome |
54 |
Big Black Dome |
53 |
Big Black Dome |
59 |
Big Creek Peak |
55 |
Big Creek Peak |
54 |
Big Creek Peak |
60 |
D.O. Lee Peak |
56 |
D.O. Lee Peak |
55 |
D.O. Lee Peak |
61 |
Peak 11,332 |
57 |
Peak 11,332 |
56 |
Peak 11332 |
62 |
Invisible Mountain |
58 |
Invisible Mountain |
57 |
Invisible Mountain |
63 |
Peak 11,312 |
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58 |
Peak 11313 |
64 |
Al West Peak |
59 |
Al West Peak |
59 |
Al West Peak |
65 |
Wet Peak |
60 |
Wet Peak |
60 |
Wet Peak |
66 |
Hidden Peak |
61 |
Hidden Peak |
61 |
Hidden Peak |
67 |
The Box |
62 |
The Box |
62 |
Peak 11305 |
68 |
Peak 11,302 |
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69 |
North Ryan Peak |
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63 |
Ryan Peak-North Ridge |
70 |
Huhs Horn |
63 |
Huhs Horn |
64 |
Peak 11292 |
71 |
Triple Peak |
64 |
Triple Peak |
65 |
Triple Peak |
72 |
Peak 11,280 |
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73 |
Shelly Mountain |
65 |
Shelly Mountain |
66 |
Shelly Mountain |
74 |
Sheephead Peak |
66 |
Sheephead Peak |
67 |
Sheephead Peak |
75 |
Redbird Mountain |
67 |
Redbird Mountain |
68 |
Redbird Mountain |
76 |
Little Diamond Peak |
68 |
Little Diamond Peak |
69 |
Little Diamond Peak |
76 |
Peak 11,272 |
69 |
Peak 11,272 |
69 |
Peak 11272 |
78 |
WCP 9 |
70 |
WCP 9 |
71 |
White Cloud Peak #9 |
79 |
Lorenzo Peak |
72 |
Peak 11,240 |
72 |
Peak 11240 |
79 |
Peak 11,240 |
73 |
Peak 11,240 |
72 |
Peak 11240 |
81 |
Cabin Mountain |
74 |
Cabin Mountain |
74 |
Cabin Mountain |
82 |
Perkins Peak |
75 |
Perkins Peak |
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83 |
Shoshone John Peak |
76 |
Shoshone John Peak |
75 |
Shoshone John Peak |
84 |
Peak 11,210 |
77 |
Peak 11,210 |
76 |
Peak 11210 |
85 |
Peak 11,202 |
78 |
Peak 11,202 |
77 |
Lonesome Lake Peak |
86 |
Alcyon Peak |
71 |
Alcyon Peak |
78 |
Peak 11200 |
86 |
Peak 11,200 |
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88 |
Peak 11,189 |
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79 |
Peak 11192 |
89 |
Lime Mountain |
79 |
Lime Mountain |
80 |
Lime Mountain |
90 |
North Cabin Mountain |
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81 |
Cabin Mountain-North Peak |
91 |
Peak 11,161 |
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82 |
Peak 11161 |
92 |
South Glassford Peak |
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83 |
Glassford Peak-South Peak |
92 |
Merriam Lake Peak |
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94 |
Cerro Ciento |
80 |
Cerro Ciento |
84 |
Cerro Ciento |
95 |
Galena Peak |
81 |
Galena Peak |
85 |
Galena Peak |
96 |
Peak 11,151 |
82 |
Peak 11,151 |
86 |
Peak 11151 |
97 |
Dickey Peak |
83 |
Dickey Peak |
87 |
Dickey Peak |
98 |
Eighteenmile Peak |
84 |
Eighteenmile Peak |
88 |
Eighteenmile Peak |
99 |
Silver Peak |
86 |
Silver Peak |
89 |
Silver Peak |
100 |
Pavlos Peak |
87 |
Pavlos Peak |
90 |
Pavlos Peak |
101 |
Easley Peak |
88 |
Easley Peak |
91 |
Easley Peak |
102 |
WCP 10 |
89 |
WCP 10 |
92 |
White Cloud Peak #10 |
103 |
Peak 11,090 |
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103 |
Gooseberry Peak |
90 |
Gooseberry Peak |
93 |
Gooseberry Peak |
105 |
Peak 11,087 |
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94 |
Peak 11087 |
106 |
Grouse Creek Mountain |
91 |
Grouse Creek Mountain |
95 |
Grouse Creek Mountain |
107 |
North Twin |
92 |
North Twin |
96 |
South Lost River High Point |
108 |
Boulder Lake Peak |
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108 |
Peak 11,080 |
93 |
Peak 11,080 |
97 |
Peak 11080 |
110 |
Little Mac |
94 |
Little Mac |
98 |
Little Mac |
111 |
South Twin |
95 |
South Twin |
99 |
Peak 11070 |
112 |
Griswold Peak |
96 |
Griswold Peak |
100 |
Griswold Peak |
113 |
Devils Bedstead West |
97 |
Devils Bedstead West |
101 |
Devils Bedstead West |
114 |
Boulder Basin Peak |
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115 |
Nicholson Peak |
98 |
Nicholson Peak |
102 |
Nicholson Peak |
115 |
Trinity Peak |
99 |
Trinity Peak |
102 |
Trinity Peak |
115 |
Petros Peak |
100 |
Petros Peak |
102 |
Petros Peak |
118 |
Atlas Peak |
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119 |
Jacqueline Peak |
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105 |
Peak 11027 |
120 |
Cottonwood Mountain |
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106 |
Cottonwood Mountain |
121 |
Flatiron Mountain |
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107 |
Flatiron Mountain |
122 |
The Brow |
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108 |
Peak 11005 |
124 |
Howard Peak |
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109 |
Mount Howard |
124 |
Peak 11,000 |
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Downloads
In order to make the list of Idaho 11ers and 12ers more easily viewed, I have made the list downloadable in a few formats:
Also available for download are the Digital Raster Graphics of the area. DRG's are the scanned, high resolution copies of the original USGS topographic quadrangles. You can find maps of the entire state at the Idaho Department of Lands website. In addition to that, the Digital Elevation Models of those quadrangles are available. You can view these with programs such as 3DEM. The entire state is available at GIS Data Depot.
Direct links to the quadrangles that contain the summits on this list are to the right. Note: the DEM urls are incorrect. I will fix those as soon as I get all the correct file names. |
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Using This Page
( Note: Some of the websites have reorganized their url system, and end up as dead links. I'll work on this problem.) This page is designed to give as much information about each peak as possible. Here is an overview of the links available:
11,865 |
Devils Bedstead East |
Pioneer Mountains |
Most links are self explanatory. "Latitude" links to the Montana State University Graphical Locater. "Longitude" links to the benchmark search at Geocaching.com for the area surrounding the peak. Clicking on the prominence measure will link to the Topozone map of the prominence saddle. Note that many of the 11ers on the western end have gaps in aerial photo coverage. To link directly to a mountain, just add "#" following the name of the peak to this page's url (if the list sections are not collapsed). Example.
Area Map
Idaho 12ers
12,662 |
Borah Peak |
Lost River Range |
12,228 |
Leatherman Peak |
Lost River Range |
12,200 |
Mount Church |
Lost River Range |
12,197 |
Diamond Peak |
Lemhi Range |
12,140 |
Mount Breitenbach |
Lost River Range |
12,078 |
Lost River Peak |
Lost River Range |
12,065 |
Mount Idaho |
Lost River Range |
12,023 |
Donaldson Peak |
Lost River Range |
12,009 |
Hyndman Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,900
11,982 |
USGS Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,972 |
No Regret Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,967 |
Peak 11,967 |
Lost River Range |
11,953 |
Bad Rock Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,936 |
Sacajawea Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,930 |
Far Away Mountain |
Lost River Range |
11,913 |
Goat Mountain |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,909 |
Peak 11,909 |
Lost River Range |
11,800
11,899 |
White Cap Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,887 |
Peak 11,887 |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,878 |
Standhope Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,865 |
Devils Bedstead East |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,857 |
Mount Corruption |
Lost River Range |
11,839 |
Brocky Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,828 |
Mountaineer Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,825 |
Altair Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,815 |
Castle Peak |
White Cloud Peaks |
11,700
11,781 |
Peak 11,781 |
Lost River Range |
11,775 |
Old Hyndman Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,755 |
Duncan Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,736 |
Pegasus Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,724 |
Ross Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,714 |
Ryan Peak |
Boulder Mountains |
11,600
11,687 |
Angels Perch |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,682 |
Mount McCaleb |
Lost River Range |
11,664 |
Kent Peak |
Boulder Mountains |
11,650 |
Cobb Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,641 |
Peak 11,641 |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,628 |
Pyramid Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,612 |
Bell Mountain |
Lemhi Range |
11,611 |
Doublespring Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,602 |
Glassford Peak |
Boulder Mountains |
11,600 |
Salzburger Spitzl |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,600 |
Peak 11,600 |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,500
11,598 |
The Riddler |
Lemhi Range |
11,560 |
Peak 11,560 |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,516 |
Peak 11,516 |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,510 |
Big Basin Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,509 |
Peak 11,509 |
Lost River Range |
11,509 |
Ferguson Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,508 |
Smiley Mountain |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,500 |
Calkens Peak |
White Cloud Peaks |
11,400
11,477 |
Peak 11,477 |
Lost River Range |
11,473 |
Horseshoe Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,458 |
Peak 11,458 |
Boulder Mountains |
11,402 |
Big Boy Peak |
Lemhi Range |
11,300
11,393 |
Scott Peak |
Beaverhead Mountains |
11,367 |
Mount Morrison |
Lost River Range |
11,353 |
Big Black Dome |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,350 |
Big Creek Peak |
Lemhi Range |
11,342 |
D.O. Lee Peak |
White Cloud Peaks |
11,332 |
Peak 11,332 |
Lost River Range |
11,330 |
Invisible Mountain |
Lost River Range |
11,312 |
Peak 11,312 |
Boulder Mountains |
11,310 |
Al West Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,309 |
Wet Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,308 |
Hidden Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,305 |
The Box |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,302 |
Lonesome Lake Peak |
White Cloud Peaks |
11,200
11,296 |
North Ryan Peak |
Boulder Mountains |
11,292 |
Huhs Horn |
Beaverhead Mountains |
11,280 |
Triple Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,280 |
Peak 11,280 |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,278 |
Shelly Mountain |
White Knob Mountains |
11,276 |
Sheephead Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,273 |
Redbird Mountain |
White Knob Mountains |
11,272 |
Little Diamond Peak |
Lemhi Range |
11,272 |
Peak 11,272 |
White Cloud Peaks |
11,263 |
WCP 9 |
White Cloud Peaks |
11,240 |
Lorenzo Peak |
Boulder Mountains |
11,240 |
Peak 11,240 |
Lost River Range |
11,224 |
Cabin Mountain |
White Knob Mountains |
11,220 |
Perkins Peak |
Boulder Mountains |
11,212 |
Shoshone John Peak |
Lemhi Range |
11,210 |
Peak 11,210 |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,202 |
Peak 11,202 |
White Cloud Peaks |
11,200 |
Alcyon Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,200 |
Peak 11,200 |
Lost River Range |
11,100
11,189 |
Peak 11,189 |
Lost River Range |
11,179 |
Lime Mountain |
White Knob Mountains |
11,163 |
North Cabin Mountain |
White Knob Mountains |
11,161 |
Peak 11,161 |
Boulder Mountains |
11,160 |
South Glassford Peak |
Boulder Mountains |
11,160 |
Merriam Lake Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,154 |
Cerro Ciento |
Boulder Mountains |
11,153 |
Galena Peak |
Boulder Mountains |
11,151 |
Peak 11,151 |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,141 |
Dickey Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,125 |
Eighteenmile Peak |
Beaverhead Mountains |
11,112 |
Silver Peak |
Boulder Mountains |
11,109 |
Pavlos Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,108 |
Easley Peak |
Boulder Mountains |
11,102 |
WCP 10 |
White Cloud Peaks |
11,000
11,090 |
Peak 11,090 |
Lost River Range |
11,090 |
Gooseberry Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,087 |
Peak 11,087 |
Boulder Mountains |
11,085 |
Grouse Creek Mountain |
Lost River Range |
11,081 |
North Twin |
Lost River Range |
11,080 |
Boulder Lake Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,080 |
Peak 11,080 |
Lost River Range |
11,071 |
Little Mac |
Lost River Range |
11,070 |
South Twin |
Lost River Range |
11,057 |
Griswold Peak |
Boulder Mountains |
11,051 |
Devils Bedstead West |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,041 |
Boulder Basin Peak |
Boulder Mountains |
11,040 |
Nicholson Peak |
Lemhi Range |
11,040 |
Trinity Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,040 |
Petros Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,039 |
Atlas Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,027 |
Jacqueline Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,024 |
Cottonwood Mountain |
Beaverhead Mountains |
11,019 |
Flatiron Mountain |
Lemhi Range |
11,005 |
The Brow |
Lemhi Range |
11,000 |
Howard Peak |
Pioneer Mountains |
11,000 |
Peak 11,000 |
Lost River Range |
Other Notable Peaks
12,147 |
Borah North Peak |
Lost River Range |
12,000 |
North Lost River Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,401 |
Shadow Lake Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,238 |
Chinese Wall |
White Cloud Peaks |
11,138 |
South Wet Peak |
Lost River Range |
11,284 |
Webber Peak |
Beaverhead Mountains |
Notes
Creating the pageThe bulk of work was done on Excel, using the concatenate function to create links for all the peaks and their coordinates. To bring the list together, I actually used the mail merge tool in MS Word. I made other tables using the easy TableMaker to save some effort. Dynamic HTMLIn an attempt to make the page more friendly, I used the switch content script from the website Dynamic Drive. To create the draggable area map, I used some Drag and Drop javascript that I found. Navigating that map inside a box uses some basic CSS properties.
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