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Mountain in the state of Idaho
Mount Corruption
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation11,857 ft (3,614 m)
Prominence1,657 ft (505 m)
Parent peakMount Breitenbach (12,140 ft)
Isolation3.15 mi (5.07 km)
Coordinates44°06′52″N 113°40′14″W / 44.114367°N 113.670554°W / 44.114367; -113.670554
Geography
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LocationSalmon–Challis National Forest
CountryUnited States of America
StateIdaho
CountyCuster
Parent rangeLost River Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Leatherman Peak
Geology
Rock ageMississippian
Mountain typeFault block
Rock typeLimestone
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling

Mount Corruption is an 11,857-foot elevation (3,614 m) mountain summit located in Custer County, Idaho, United States.

Description

Mount Corruption ranks as the 21st-highest peak in Idaho and is part of the Lost River Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is set on land managed by Salmon–Challis National Forest. Neighbors include Little Regret Peak two miles south, line parent Mount Breitenbach, 3.4 miles south, Leatherman Peak is 3.8 miles to the southwest, and Borah Peak, the highest peak in Idaho, is 5.6 miles to the west-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to tributaries of the Pahsimeroi River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) above the East Fork Pahsimeroi in approximately one mile.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Corruption is located in an alpine subarctic climate 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Idaho: A Climbing Guide, Mount Corruption
  2. ^ "Mount Corruption, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  3. ^ "Mount Corruption - 11,857' ID". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  4. ^ Jeffrey Lee, James P. Evans (2011), Geologic Field Trips to the Basin and Range, Rocky Mountains, Snake River Plain, and Terranes of the U.S. Cordillera, Geological Society of America, p. 118
  5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

Gallery

  • Mt. Corruption Mt. Corruption
  • Lost River Range. Mount Corruption is the prominent peak to the left Lost River Range. Mount Corruption is the prominent peak to the left

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