Mount McCaleb is an mountain

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located in Custer County,

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, United States.

Description

Mount McCaleb ranks as the 33rd-highest peak in Idaho and is part of the Lost River Range which is a subset of the

Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...

. The mountain is set on land managed by

Salmon–Challis National Forest Salmon–Challis National Forest is located in east central sections of the U.S. state of Idaho. At 4,235,940 acres (6,618.66 sq mi, or 17,142.24 km2) it is one of the largest national forests in the lower 48 states and also has most of the ...

and the peak overlooks the town of Mackay which is situated 6.5 miles south of the peak. Neighbors include

Mount Breitenbach Mount Breitenbach, at above sea level, is the fifth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the fourth-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is east of Mount Church, it ...

, 6.6 miles to the northwest,

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USGS Peak USGS Peak, at above sea level, is the tenth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the eighth-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 Northweste ...

1.6 mile to the northeast, and Borah Peak, the highest peak in Idaho, is 13 miles to the northwest. Precipitation

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from the mountain's slopes drains to

Big Lost River The Big Lost River is a major river in the U.S. state of Idaho, about long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 4, 2011 Description The river starts in the Rocky Mountai ...

. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Big Lost River Valley in three miles.

Etymology

This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the

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. The name honors Jesse McCaleb (1837–1878), heroic pioneer, merchant from Challis, and business associate of

George L. Shoup George Laird Shoup (June 15, 1836December 21, 1904) was an American politician who served as the first governor of Idaho, in addition to its last territorial governor. He served several months after statehood in 1890 and then became one of the s ...

. Jesse McCaleb was killed August 11, 1878, during an attack by Indians north of Mackay below this mountain which now bears his name.''History of Idaho Territory'', 1884, Wallace W. Elliott & Co., p. 250

Climate

Based on the

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, Mt. McCaleb is located in an alpine

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Gallery

File:Lost River Range, BLM Challis Field Office (23056283483).jpg, West aspect File:Mt McCaleb (23056295593).jpg, South aspect File:Lost River Range, BLM Challis Field Office (23657259206).jpg, Mt. McCaleb to the right File:Mississipian Limestone Mackay Blaze Canyon (23657287346).jpg, Mt. McCaleb in the distance File:Mount McCaleb, Big Lost River.jpg, Mount McCaleb and Big Lost River Valley File:Mt. McCaleb.jpg, Mt. McCaleb

Description

Etymology

Climate

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