Sheep Mountain (Idaho)

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Sheep Mountain
Bowery Peak
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Highest point
Elevation 3,326 m (10,912 ft)
Prominence 697 m (2,287 ft)
Parent peak Griswold Peak [1]
Isolation 14.04 km (8.72 mi)
Coordinates 44°03′53″N114°21′36″W / 44.0646°N 114.3601°W / 44.0646; -114.3601
Geography
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Sheep Mountain
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Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain (the United States)
Parent range Boulder Mountains

Sheep Mountain is a mountain in Custer County, Idaho, in the Boulder Mountains. [2] [3] At 3326m high, it is the 17th tallest peak with at least 500m of prominence in Idaho.

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References

  1. "Sheep Mountain".
  2. "Sheep Mountain". NGS Data Sheets.
  3. "Sheep Mountain". Peakbagger.com.