White Cloud Peak 9, also known as WCP 9, at 11,263 feet (3,433 m) above sea level is an unofficially named peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. There are many signature peaks in the White Cloud Mountains that are very obscure and rarely visited.[2] The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County 0.50 mi (0.80 km) south of Calkins Peak, its line parent. It is the 70th highest peak in Idaho and about 0.6 mi (0.97 km) north of D. O. Lee Peak. Cirque Lake is directly southeast of the peak, and Slide Lake is directly northeast of the peak.[3][4][5]
White Cloud Peak 9 | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,263 ft (3,433 m) |
Prominence | 463 ft (141 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Calkins Peak |
Coordinates | 44°06′41″N 114°37′36″W / 44.111383°N 114.626608°W |
Geography | |
Custer County, Idaho, U.S. | |
Parent range | White Cloud Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Washington Peak |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Simple scrambling, class 2 |
References
edit- ^ "White Cloud Peak #9". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "White Cloud Peak List : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ Sawtooth National Forest (Map) (1998 ed.). Sawtooth National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
- ^ "WCP-9". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "WCP 9". Lists of John. Retrieved January 12, 2013.