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The Sawtooth Range is part of the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 4,800 kilometre from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in Canada, to New Mexico, in the United States....
, located within a few miles of Stanley
Stanley, Idaho

Stanley is a city in Custer County, Idaho, Idaho, United States. The population was 100 at the 2000 United States Census. The center of population of Idaho is located in Stanley....
, Idaho
Idaho

The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....
, in the Western
Western United States

The Western United States—commonly referred to as the American West or simply The West—traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost U.S....
 United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Much of mountain range is within the Sawtooth Wilderness
Sawtooth Wilderness

The Sawtooth Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Managed by the United States Forest Service in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area....
, part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Sawtooth National Recreation Area

The Sawtooth National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area located in central Idaho, within the Boise National Forest, Challis National Forest, and Sawtooth National Forests....
. The mountains encompass an area of and the two highest peaks in the Sawtooths are the Thompson Peak
Thompson Peak (Idaho)

Thompson Peak, at 10,751 feet high is the highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The top of Thompson Peak is located within Custer County, Idaho, although some of the lower portion of the mountain is in Boise County, Idaho....
 and the Mount Cramer
Mount Cramer

Mount Cramer, at 10,716 feet high is the second highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The top of Mount Cramer is located on the border of Custer County, Idaho and Boise County, Idaho Counties....
.


ral campsites can be found below the peaks and in the Stanley, Idaho
Stanley, Idaho

Stanley is a city in Custer County, Idaho, Idaho, United States. The population was 100 at the 2000 United States Census. The center of population of Idaho is located in Stanley....
 area. Iron Creek is a smaller popular campsite located at the bottom of the range.






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The Sawtooth Range is part of the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 4,800 kilometre from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in Canada, to New Mexico, in the United States....
, located within a few miles of Stanley
Stanley, Idaho

Stanley is a city in Custer County, Idaho, Idaho, United States. The population was 100 at the 2000 United States Census. The center of population of Idaho is located in Stanley....
, Idaho
Idaho

The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....
, in the Western
Western United States

The Western United States—commonly referred to as the American West or simply The West—traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost U.S....
 United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Much of mountain range is within the Sawtooth Wilderness
Sawtooth Wilderness

The Sawtooth Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Managed by the United States Forest Service in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area....
, part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Sawtooth National Recreation Area

The Sawtooth National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area located in central Idaho, within the Boise National Forest, Challis National Forest, and Sawtooth National Forests....
. The mountains encompass an area of and the two highest peaks in the Sawtooths are the Thompson Peak
Thompson Peak (Idaho)

Thompson Peak, at 10,751 feet high is the highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The top of Thompson Peak is located within Custer County, Idaho, although some of the lower portion of the mountain is in Boise County, Idaho....
 and the Mount Cramer
Mount Cramer

Mount Cramer, at 10,716 feet high is the second highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The top of Mount Cramer is located on the border of Custer County, Idaho and Boise County, Idaho Counties....
.

Peaks

  • Thompson Peak
    Thompson Peak (Idaho)

    Thompson Peak, at 10,751 feet high is the highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The top of Thompson Peak is located within Custer County, Idaho, although some of the lower portion of the mountain is in Boise County, Idaho....
     - 10,751 ft
  • Mount Cramer
    Mount Cramer

    Mount Cramer, at 10,716 feet high is the second highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The top of Mount Cramer is located on the border of Custer County, Idaho and Boise County, Idaho Counties....
     - 10,716 ft
  • Decker Peak - 10,704 ft
  • Mickey's Spire - 10,680 ft
  • Snowyside Peak - 10,651 ft
  • Williams Peak - 10,635 ft
  • Mount Carter - 10,590 ft
  • Elk Peak - 10,582 ft
  • The Arrowhead - 10,579 ft
  • Hortsman Peak - 10,470 ft
  • Braxon Peak - 10,353 ft
  • Mount Heyburn
    Mount Heyburn

    Mount Heyburn, at 10,299 feet is one of the many 10,000 foot peaks in the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho. Mount Heyburn is located in Custer County, Idaho and within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area....
     - 10,299 ft
  • Baron Peak - 10,297 ft
  • Payette Peak - 10,211 ft
  • Warbonnet Peak - 10,210 ft
  • Parks Peak - 10,208 ft
  • Mount Regan - 10,190 ft
  • Imogene - 10,125 ft
  • Reward Peak - 10,074 ft
  • McDonald Peak - 10,068 ft
  • Glens Peak - 10,053 ft
  • Tohobit Peak - 10,046 ft
  • El Capitan - 9,901 ft
  • Alpine Peak - 9,861 ft
  • McGown Peak - 9,860 ft
  • Finger of Fate - 9,775 ft
  • Grand Mogul - 9,733 ft
  • Grandjean Peak - 9,105 ft

Lakes

  • Alice Lake - 8596 ft.
  • Alpine Lake - 7823 ft.
  • Alturas Lake - 7016 ft.
  • Ardeth Lake - 8228 ft.
  • Baron Lake - 8312 ft.
  • Cony Lake - 8769
  • Edith Lake - 8660 ft.
  • Edna Lake - 8404 ft.
  • Elk Lake - 6650 ft.
  • Farley Lake - 7745 ft.
  • Feather Lakes - 8820 ft.
  • Goat Lake - 8220 ft.
  • Hell Roaring Lake - 7407 ft.
  • Hidden Lake - 8563 ft.
  • Imogene Lake - 8430 ft.
  • Lake Ingeborg - 8800 ft.
  • Lake Kathryn - 8996 ft.
  • Limber Lake - 8700 ft.
  • Little Redfish Lake
    Little Redfish Lake

    Little Redfish Lake is a name given to two different alpine lakes in central Idaho, both in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Custer County, Idaho....
     - 6489 ft.
  • McDonald Lake - 7097 ft.
  • Packrat Lake - 8656 ft.
  • Perkins Lake - 7016 ft.
  • Pettit Lake - 6996 ft.
  • Plummer Lake - 8590 ft.
  • Redfish Lake
    Redfish Lake

    Redfish Lake is an alpine lake in central Idaho, United States of America, located in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, at the base of the Sawtooth Range ....
     - 6547 ft.
  • Saddleback Lakes - 8380 ft.
  • Sawtooth Lake - 8430 ft.
  • Scenic Lake - 8398 ft.
  • Spangle Lake - 8585 ft.
  • Stanley Lake
    Stanley Lake

    Stanley Lake is located at the base of the Sawtooth Range in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area approximately 6.5 miles from the town of Stanley, Idaho....
     - 6513 ft.
  • Toxaway Lake - 8223 ft.
  • Twin Lakes - 8858 ft.
  • Upper Baron Lake - 8505 ft.
  • Upper Cramer Lake - 8381 ft.
  • Upper Redfish Lakes - 8663 ft.
  • Vernon Lake - 8460 ft.
  • Virginia Lake - 8254 ft.
  • Warbonnet Lake - 8916 ft.
  • Yellow Belly Lake - 7076 ft.


Camping

Several campsites can be found below the peaks and in the Stanley, Idaho
Stanley, Idaho

Stanley is a city in Custer County, Idaho, Idaho, United States. The population was 100 at the 2000 United States Census. The center of population of Idaho is located in Stanley....
 area. Iron Creek is a smaller popular campsite located at the bottom of the range. There is a larger amount of camping available at the nearby Redfish Lake
Redfish Lake

Redfish Lake is an alpine lake in central Idaho, United States of America, located in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, at the base of the Sawtooth Range ....
 and Little Redfish Lake
Little Redfish Lake

Little Redfish Lake is a name given to two different alpine lakes in central Idaho, both in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Custer County, Idaho....
 campgrounds. Camping is permitted anywhere in the wilderness, although it is recommended that people camp where others have camped previously. Restrictions on fires and animals apply in some areas.

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External links

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