| The General | |
| Elevation Ft: | 10329 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1909 |
| Isolation Mi: | 16.40 |
| Isolation Ref: | [2] |
| Parent Peak: | White Mountain (10,442 ft) |
| Listing: | Mountain peaks of Idaho |
| Map: | Idaho#USA |
| Label Position: | top |
| Map Size: | 240 |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Idaho |
| Region: | Custer |
| Region Type: | County |
| Coordinates: | 44.4834°N -114.8028°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Range: | Salmon River Mountains Rocky Mountains |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Jordan |
The General is a 10329adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain summit in Custer County, Idaho, United States.
The General is part of the Salmon River Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[3] The mountain is located 17 miles (27 km) north-northeast of Stanley, Idaho, on the boundary line of the Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness on land managed by Salmon–Challis National Forest. The peak ranks as the second-highest peak in the Salmon River Mountains and third-highest in the wilderness.[3] [2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Salmon River.[3] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1930abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Lightning Creek in 0.85 mile (1.37 km) and 1259abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Mystery Lake in 0.38 mile (0.61 km).
Based on the Köppen climate classification, The General is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.