The Sheep Mountain Range is located northeast of the town of Headquarters and is situated inside a major bend in the North Fork of the Clearwater River northeast of Headquarters, Idaho. It is unclear why this section of the Clearwater Mountains was given a name. Geographically and geologically, its terrain is no different than the surrounding Clearwater terrain. This subrange … Continue reading
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The Shoshone Range is a small, forested subrange which is tucked into the West Side of the Bitterroot Mountains northeast of Kellogg. This small, north-to-south trending range is roughly 12 miles long and 5 miles wide. It is separated from the Coeur d’Alene Mountains on the west by the Coeur d’Alene River and from the Bitterroots by Big Creek and … Continue reading
The name North Promontory Range is sometimes used to identify the southern end of the Malad Range. The name is found on the BLM’s Malad City land status map but not the USGS quadrangles. This range is discussed in the book on pages 357 and 358. Since the name appears to have been abandoned this area will be covered as … Continue reading
The Samaria Mountains are briefly covered in the book on Page 357. Updated June 2020 This small, attractive mountain range is located on the Idaho/Utah border just west of 1-15. The range’s high point is on Samaria Mountain (7,795 feet). Peak 7695 is another high range vantage point worth visiting because of its expansive views. The first Mormon settlers in … Continue reading
The Ninety Percent Range is the southernmost extension of the Blackfoot Mountains. It extends southeast from the Chesterfield Range to Soda Springs. The smallest named mountain range in Idaho (roughly 7 miles long and 3 miles wide), it is a mountain range in name only. It is, in reality, a ridge attached to the Soda Springs Hills. The highest point … Continue reading
The Chesterfield Range, an extension of the Blackfoot Mountains, is located between the Blackfoot River basin to the northeast and the upper Portneuf River Valley to the southeast. To the south, the Chesterfield Range is separated from the Soda Springs Hills by Tenmile Pass. This minor escarpment is roughly 30 miles in length and is composed of a series of … Continue reading