Donaldson Peak | |
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![]() Mount Breitenbach and surrounding peaks | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,023 ft (3,665 m) |
Prominence | 303 ft (92 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Church |
Coordinates | 44°03′53″N 113°41′53″W / 44.0646365°N 113.6980805°W[2] |
Geography | |
Custer County, Idaho, U.S. | |
Parent range | Lost River Range |
Topo map | USGS Leatherman Peak |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scrambling, class 3 |
Donaldson Peak, at 12,023 feet (3,665 m) above sea level is the eighth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the seventh-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is 0.65 miles (1.05 km) east of Mount Church, its line parent and 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west of Mount Breitenbach.[3][4][5]
Named for Charles R. Donaldson (1919-1987), former Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Donaldson Peak, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ "Donaldson Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ "The 100 Highest Peaks". Idaho: A Climbing Guide. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ "Donaldson Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ "Idaho 12ers Home Page". Idaho Summits. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ "Domestic Names | U.S. Geological Survey". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-22.