Mount Corruption Explained

Mount Corruption
Elevation Ft:11857
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:1657
Prominence Ref:[2]
Isolation Mi:3.15
Isolation Ref:[3]
Parent Peak:Mount Breitenbach (12,140 ft)
Map:Idaho#USA
Label Position:bottom
Map Size:240
Location:Salmon–Challis National Forest
Country:United States of America
State:Idaho
Region:Custer
Region Type:County
Coordinates:44.1144°N -113.6706°W
Range:Lost River Range
Rocky Mountains
Rock:Limestone[4]
Age:Mississippian
Type:Fault block
Topo:USGS Leatherman Peak
Easiest Route: scrambling

Mount Corruption is an 11857adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain summit located in Custer County, Idaho, United States.

Description

Mount Corruption ranks as the 21st-highest peak in Idaho and is part of the Lost River Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains.[1] The mountain is set on land managed by Salmon–Challis National Forest. Neighbors include Little Regret Peak two miles south, line parent Mount Breitenbach,[3] 3.4 miles south, Leatherman Peak is 3.8 miles to the southwest, and Borah Peak, the highest peak in Idaho, is 5.6 miles to the west-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to tributaries of the Pahsimeroi River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 3600abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the East Fork Pahsimeroi in approximately one mile.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Corruption is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.idahoaclimbingguide.com/bookupdates/mount-corruption-11857/ Idaho: A Climbing Guide, Mount Corruption
  2. 5144. Mount Corruption, Idaho. 2022-09-03.
  3. Web site: Mount Corruption - 11,857' ID. listsofjohn.com. 2022-09-03.
  4. Jeffrey Lee, James P. Evans (2011), Geologic Field Trips to the Basin and Range, Rocky Mountains, Snake River Plain, and Terranes of the U.S. Cordillera, Geological Society of America, p. 118
  5. 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.