North Raker Explained

North Raker
Elevation Ft:9970.
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:1378
Isolation Mi:3.73
Isolation Ref:[2]
Parent Peak:Plummer Peak (9,978 ft)
Listing:Peaks of the Sawtooth Range
Map:Idaho#USA
Label Position:bottom
Map Size:240
Location:Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Country:United States of America
State:Idaho
Region:Boise
Region Type:County
Coordinates:43.9954°N -115.1054°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
Range:Sawtooth Range
Rocky Mountains
Rock:Granite
Age:Eocene
Type:Fault block
Topo:USGS Mount Everly
First Ascent:1949
Easiest Route: climbing

North Raker is a 9970adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain summit located in Boise County, Idaho, United States.

Description

North Raker, also known colloquially as "The Rakers", is part of the Sawtooth Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains.[4] The remote mountain is situated 18 miles south-southwest of Stanley, Idaho, in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to the South Fork Payette River via Pinchot Creek (west slope) and Fall Creek (east slope). Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 2400abbr=offNaNabbr=off above each creek in approximately one mile. The first ascent of the summit was made by Fred Beckey and Pete Schoening in 1949.[1] This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3] The descriptive name was applied in 1927 by surveyor Arval Anderson and refers to how the shape of the peak resembles the "raker tooth" of a crosscut saw.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, North Raker is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] 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, North Raker. idahoaclimbingguide.com. 2022-09-25.
  2. Web site: North Raker - 9,970' ID. listsofjohn.com. 2022-09-05.
  3. 387835. North Raker. 2022-09-25.
  4. 5077. North Raker, Idaho. 2022-09-25.
  5. Web site: Idaho: A Climbing Guide, Arval Anderson, Early Sawtooth Explorer and Surveyor. 2022-09-25.
  6. 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.