Donaldson Peak, at above sea level is the eighth-highest peak in the
U.S. state
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of
Idaho
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and the seventh-highest in the
Lost River Range
The Lost River Range is a high mountain range of the Rocky Mountains, located in Central Idaho, in the Northwestern United States.
It runs southeast for approximately from the Salmon River near the community of Challis to the Snake River Vall ...
. The peak is located in
Salmon-Challis National Forest in
Custer County. It is east of
Mount Church, its
line parent and west of
Mount Breitenbach.
Named for Charles R. Donaldson (1919-1987), former Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court.
References
Mountains of Custer County, Idaho
Mountains of Idaho
Salmon-Challis National Forest
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