Alpine Peak (Idaho)

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Alpine Peak
Alpine Lake and Alpine Peak.jpg
Alpine Peak and Alpine Lake
Highest point
Elevation 9,861 ft (3,006 m)
Prominence 741 ft (226 m) [1]
Parent peak Mount Regan
Coordinates 44°10′18″N115°02′58″W / 44.1715728°N 115.0495326°W / 44.1715728; -115.0495326 [2]
Geography
USA Idaho relief location map.svg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Alpine Peak
Parent range Sawtooth Range
Topo map USGS Stanley Lake
Climbing
Easiest route Simple scrambling, class 2

Alpine Peak, at 9,861 feet (3,006 m) above sea level is a peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County. The peak is located 1 mi (1.6 km) northeast of Mount Regan, its line parent. Alpine Peak is south of Alpine Lake and east of Sawtooth Lake. [3] [4]

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References

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  2. "Alpine Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  3. Sawtooth National Forest (Map) (1998 ed.). Sawtooth National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
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