White Cloud Peak 9, also known as WCP 9, at above sea level is an unofficially named peak in the
White Cloud Mountains
The White Cloud Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, located in central Idaho, southeast of Stanley in Custer County. The range is located within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) and partially within ...
of
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
. There are many signature peaks in the
White Cloud Mountains
The White Cloud Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, located in central Idaho, southeast of Stanley in Custer County. The range is located within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) and partially within ...
that are very obscure and rarely visited. The peak is located in
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 Se ...
in
Custer County south of
Calkins Peak, its
line parent. It is the 70th highest peak in Idaho and about north of
D. O. Lee Peak.
Cirque Lake
A (; from the Latin word ') is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic , meaning a pot or cauldron) and (; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform ...
is directly southeast of the peak, and
Slide Lake is directly northeast of the peak.
References
Mountains of Custer County, Idaho
Mountains of Idaho
Sawtooth National Forest
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