The Salmon River Mountains are a major mountain range covering most of the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho. The range is over 120 miles (190 km) long and its boundaries are usually defined by the Salmon River and its large tributary forks. Part of the central Rocky Mountains, the entire range lies west of the Continental Divide of the Americas and drains to the Snake River. The highest peak is White Mountain, at 10,442 feet (3,183 m) above sea level. There are five peaks over 10,000 feet (3,000 m) high, and there are three major subranges defined by other forks of the Salmon River: the West, Central and East Salmon River Mountains.
The mountains are an extensive block-shaped massif in central Idaho, with their western boundary defined by the Little Salmon River and the northern and eastern boundary marked by the main stem Salmon. It is a block-shaped region 102 miles (164 km) north-south and 122 miles (196 km) east-west, covering nearly 8,900 square miles (23,000 km2). The West Salmon River Mountains lie between the Little and South Forks of the Salmon, the Central range is between the South and Middle Forks, and the East range is defined by the mountains east of the Middle Fork of the Salmon. Although the northwestern corner of the range is only about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of the river port of Lewiston, the Salmon River Mountains are often said to be one of the remotest areas in the contiguous United States.[1]
The southeastern portion of the range is bounded by the White Knob Mountains, Pioneer Mountains, Bould Mountains, and the basins of Marsh Creek, Valley Creek and Warm Spring Creek. The southwestern boundaries are formed by forks of the Payette River, also a Snake River tributary.[2] The height of the mountains gradually increases from west to east, sloping up towards the Continental Divide. The highest peak is West White Mountain in the eastern subrange, rising to 10,442 feet (3,183 m). The ten highest peaks are all in the eastern subrange, while the highest peak in the central mountains is Big Baldy, at 9,705 feet (2,958 m). The highest mountain in the western subrange is North Loon Mountain, at 9,322 feet (2,841 m).[3]
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