Mystery Mountain (Idaho) Explained

Mystery Mountain
Elevation Ft:9830.
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:626
Isolation Mi:0.80
Parent Peak:McGowan Peak (9,878 ft)
Map:Idaho#USA
Label Position:bottom
Map Size:240
Part Type:Protected area
Part:Sawtooth Wilderness
Country:United States
State:Idaho
Region:Custer
Region Type:County
Coordinates:44.206°N -115.068°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Range:Sawtooth Range
Rocky Mountains
Rock:Granodiorite, Granite[3]
Age:Eocene
Topo:USGS Stanley Lake
Type:Fault block

Mystery Mountain is a 9830adj=midNaNadj=mid summit in Custer County, Idaho, United States.

Description

Mystery Mountain is part of the Sawtooth Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[4] It is situated 7miles west of Stanley, Idaho, in the Sawtooth Wilderness on land managed by Sawtooth National Forest.[2] The mountain can be seen from Highway 21 and from Stanley Lake. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to the Salmon River via Crooked Creek and Valley Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 3000abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Crooked Creek in 1miles. This mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mystery Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. Climbers can expect afternoon rain and lightning from summer thunderstorms.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mystery Mountain - 9,830' ID. listsofjohn.com. 2024-07-22.
  2. 101073. Mystery Mountain, Idaho. 2024-07-22.
  3. https://www.idahogeology.org/pub/Maps/Geologic_Map_of_Idaho_M-9_2012_200DPI.pdf Geologic Map of Idaho
  4. Exploring the Sawtooths, Matt Leidecker, Idaho River Publications, 2012, .
  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.