Freeman Peak Explained

Freeman Peak
Elevation Ft:10273
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:733
Isolation Mi:0.81
Isolation Ref:[2]
Parent Peak:Monument Peak (10,323 ft)
Etymology:James Freeman[3]
Map:Idaho#USA
Label Position:bottom
Map Size:240
Location:Salmon–Challis National Forest
Country:United States of America
State:Idaho
Region:Lemhi
Region Type:County
Coordinates:45.2744°N -113.7011°W
Coordinates Ref:[4]
Range:Beaverhead Mountains
Bitterroot Range
Rocky Mountains
Type:Fault block
Topo:USGS Homer Youngs Peak
Easiest Route: scrambling

Freeman Peak is a 10273adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain summit located in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States.[5]

Description

Freeman Peak is part of the Beaverhead Mountains which are a subset of the Bitterroot Range.[6] The peak is situated 12 miles northeast of Salmon, Idaho, in the Salmon–Challis National Forest. The summit lies less than one-half mile west of the Continental Divide and the Idaho–Montana border. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to the Salmon River via Freeman Creek (north slope) and Kirtley Creek (south slope). Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2500abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Freeman Creek in one-half mile. This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1969 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4] The name honors James Freeman, a pioneer rancher of Lemhi County who lived along Freeman Creek.[7] [8] Freeman Creek was also called Oro Cache Creek (Gold Cache) due to the mining in this area.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Freeman Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[9] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Idaho: A Climbing Guide, Freeman Peak. idahoaclimbingguide.com. 2022-09-30.
  2. Web site: Freeman Peak - 10,273' ID. listsofjohn.com. 2022-09-30.
  3. Susanne Smith (1991), Recreation Guide to the North Fork Ranger District and the Salmon National Forest, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Region, p. 30
  4. 382041. Freeman Peak. 2022-09-30.
  5. United States Board on Geographic Names (1969), Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States, Decision List 6903, Department of the Interior, p. 13
  6. 4992. Freeman Peak, Idaho. 2022-09-30.
  7. Fred Snook, Centennial History of Lemhi County, Idaho, Volume I, (1992), p. 172
  8. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev3_042189.pdf Salmon National Forest Livestock History, p. 14, fs.usda.gov
  9. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 1633–1644 . 1027-5606.