The Smoky Mountains are part 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 ...

and located on the west side of the

Wood River Valley The Wood River Valley is a region in the western United States in south-central Idaho. Located in Blaine County, it is named after the Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers, which flow through the area. The valley has four incorporated cities: B ...

near Sun Valley,

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, in the

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. The range is within

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 ...

, while part of it is within the

Sawtooth National Recreation Area The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) is a national recreation area in central Idaho, United States that is managed as part of Sawtooth National Forest. The recreation area, established on August 22, 1972, is managed by the U.S. Forest Ser ...

. The highest point in the range is Saviers Peak at . The Smoky Mountains area closely surrounded by other mountain ranges including the Sawtooth Mountains to the northwest, Boulder Mountains to the north, Pioneer Mountains to the east, and

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 ...

to the south. The Smoky Mountains are located within the watersheds of the Big Wood,

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, and

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Rivers. The mountains are most easily accessed from

Idaho State Highway 75 State Highway 75 is a two-lane highway that travels through the Sawtooth Valley of central Idaho. The highway's southern terminus is in Shoshone, and its northern is near Challis. It is designated as one of Idaho's scenic byways and provides ...

, although many unimproved and improved dirt roads, including National Forest road 227, enter and cross the mountains. The Smoky Mountains were named from the frequent forest fires in the mountains. In 2007 the Castle Rock Fire burned of the Smoky Mountains near Ketchum.

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File:Pond in Boulder Mountains 2.JPG, Smoky Mountains from

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{{Mountains of Idaho Ranges of the Rocky Mountains Mountain ranges of Idaho Landforms of Blaine County, Idaho Landforms of Camas County, Idaho Sawtooth National Forest

Peaks

Lakes

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