The Cotterel Mountains are a small mountain range in
Cassia County
Cassia County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 Census the county had a population of 24,655. The county seat and largest city is Burley. Cassia County is included in the Burley, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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, Idaho, United States,
that are subrange of the
Albion Mountains.
Description
The ranges is bounded by the
Raft River Valley
The Raft River Valley is a valley in Cassia County, Idaho, Cassia County, Idaho and Box Elder County, Utah, Box Elder County, Utah in the United States.
Description
The valley is bounded by the Sublett Range on the northern east, the Black Pi ...
on the east and northeast,
Cassia Creek on the south, the Albion Mountains on the west, and the
East Hills on the northwest. The highest point in the range is Peak 7140, at .
The range was originally considered to be the northern part of what was called the
Malta Range Malta Range was the original and former name for the combined Cotterel Mountains (on the north) and Jim Sage Mountains (on the south), both of which are subranges of the Albion Mountains in Cassia County
Cassia County is a county in the U.S. s ...
, with the Jim Mountains being the northern part. However, it was later determined that they were two separate ranges, and the new names were applied accordingly.
See also
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List of mountain ranges in Idaho
References
External links
Mountain ranges of Idaho
Landforms of Cassia County, Idaho
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