Bannock Range | |
Country: | United States |
State: | Idaho |
Parent: | Rocky Mountains |
Listing: | Mountain ranges of Idaho |
Highest: | Oxford Peak |
Elevation: | 7018feet |
Coordinates: | 42.4167°N -112.2842°W |
Length Mi: | 65 |
Length Orientation: | NW/SE |
Map: | USA Idaho |
The Bannock Range is a mountain range situated in southern Idaho, near the Idaho-Utah border.[1] 28 named mountains are located within the boundaries of the range, the tallest sitting at an elevation of 9300feet.
The range is located in Southern Idaho,[2] and sits along the Portneuf River to the east and the Bear River to its south. To the north of the range is Pocatello.[3] Large portions of the range are privately owned, and 13% is maintained by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.[4] Two large thrust faults are located in the range, and a gravitational fault exists on its eastern edge.[5] [6]
Rank | Mountain Peak | Elevation | Prominence | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oxford Peak | 9300feet | 4030feet | |
2 | Elkhorn Peak | 9095feet | 3515feet | |
3 | Wakley Peak | 8801feet | 741feet | |
4 | Old Tom Mountain | 8733feet | 2913feet | |
5 | Scout Mountain | 8710feet | 1240feet | |
6 | Peak 8621 | 8621feet | 361feet | |
7 | Peak 8540 | 8540feet | 360feet | |
8 | Kents Peak | 8451feet | 71feet | |
9 | Old Baldy Peak | 8356feet | 1256feet | |
10 | Peak 8339 | 8165feet | 319feet |