The Jim Sage 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 range 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, the
Raft River
The Raft River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 4, 2011 tributary of the Snake River located in northern Utah and southern Idaho in the United States. It is part ...
on the south, the Albion Mountains on the west, and
Cassia Creek on the north.
The highest point in the range is Elba Peak, at .
The range was originally considered to be the southern 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
Cotterel Mountains
The Cotterel Mountains are a small mountain range in Cassia County, Idaho, Cassia County, Idaho, United States, that are subrange of the Albion Mountains.
Description
The ranges is bounded by the Raft River Valley on the east and northeast, Cas ...
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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