Big Creek Peak, at above sea level is a peak in the
Lemhi Range
The Lemhi Range is a mountain range in the U.S. state of Idaho, spanning the eastern part of the state between the Lost River Range and the Beaverhead Mountains. The highest point in the range is Diamond Peak at , the fourth highest peak in Ida ...
of
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...
. The peak is located in
Lemhi County
Lemhi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,974. The largest city and county seat is Salmon. The county was established in 1869, named after Fort Lemhi (or Limhi), a remote Mormon mis ...
on the border of
Caribou-Targhee National Forest and
Salmon-Challis National Forest. It is about northwest of
Flatiron Mountain and northwest of
Bell Mountain, its
line parent A peak's line parent is the closest higher peak on the highest ridge leading away from the peak's "key col". A col is the lowest point on the ridge between two summits and is roughly synonymous with pass, gap, saddle and notch. The highest col of ...
. It is the 55th highest peak in Idaho.
References
Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Mountains of Lemhi County, Idaho
Mountains of Idaho
Salmon-Challis National Forest
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