Smoky Dome, at above sea level is the highest peak in the
Soldier Mountains
The Soldier Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Idaho, spanning northern Camas and eastern Elmore counties. The highest point in the range is Smoky Dome at , and the range is bounded on the west and north by the South Fork Bo ...
of
Idaho
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. Smoky Dome is located northwest of
Fairfield in
Camas County and
Sawtooth National Forest
Sawtooth National Forest is a United States National Forest, National Forest that covers 2,110,408 acres (854,052 ha) in the U.S. states of Idaho (~96 percent) and Utah (~4 percent). Managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the United States Depart ...
.
Smoky Dome rises about over the Camas Prairie and is the 21st most prominent peak in Idaho. Views from the summit encompass the
Pioneer
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Smoky, and Trinity Mountains as well as the Bennett Hills.
The primary route to Smoky Dome begins just north of the
Soldier Mountain Ski Area and heads west up and old dirt road that is now trail 087.
The route then turns onto trail 185 as it crosses the South Fork of Soldier Creek. Once on the ridge above the ski area, follow the trail along the ridge until it ends below and to the northeast of the second peak. Continue to follow the ridge up the second and third peaks until you reach Smoky Dome. There are numerous other routes possible.
The northern slopes of Smoky Dome are drained by
Boardman Creek
Boardman Creek is a stream in the Sawtooth National Forest in Camas County, Idaho in the United States. It is a tributary of the South Fork Boise River, which in turn is a tributary to the Snake River and Columbia River.Sawtooth National Fores ...
, a tributary of the
South Fork Boise River. The four Smoky Dome Lakes,
Lower
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Upper 1,
Upper 2, and
West
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Smoky Dome Lakes are northwest of the peak.
Boardman Peak
Boardman Peak, at high is one of the peaks of the Soldier Mountains of Idaho. Boardman Peak is located at the center of the range southeast of Iron Mountain, northwest of Smoky Dome, and northwest of Fairfield in Camas County and Sawtooth N ...
and
Iron Mountain are both northwest of Smoky Dome.
References
External links
Fairfield Ranger District trip reportSawtooth National Forest - Official Site
Mountains of Idaho
Mountains of Camas County, Idaho
Sawtooth National Forest
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