Mount Breitenbach
Mountain in the state of Idaho
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Mount Breitenbach, at 12,140 feet (3,700 m) 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 2.0 miles (3.2 km) east of Mount Church, its line parent, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) east of Donaldson Peak, 0.85 miles (1.37 km) southeast of No Regret Peak, and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north of Lost River Peak.[3][4][5]
Elevation12,140 ft (3,700 m)
Prominence620 ft (190 m)[1]
| Mount Breitenbach | |
|---|---|
 Mount Breitenbach and surrounding peaks | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,140 ft (3,700 m) |
| Prominence | 620 ft (190 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Church |
| Coordinates | 44°04′00″N 113°40′23″W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Breitenbach Custer County, Idaho, U.S. | |
| Parent range | Lost River Range |
| Topo map | USGS Leatherman Peak |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble, class 3 |
Climate
| Climate data for Mount Breitenbach 44.0605 N, 113.6751 W, Elevation: 11,453 ft (3,491 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 19.6 (−6.9) |
19.0 (−7.2) |
23.0 (−5.0) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
37.5 (3.1) |
47.3 (8.5) |
59.1 (15.1) |
58.7 (14.8) |
49.8 (9.9) |
36.7 (2.6) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
35.1 (1.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 11.8 (−11.2) |
10.1 (−12.2) |
13.2 (−10.4) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
34.9 (1.6) |
45.2 (7.3) |
44.8 (7.1) |
36.5 (2.5) |
25.8 (−3.4) |
16.4 (−8.7) |
11.1 (−11.6) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.0 (−15.6) |
1.1 (−17.2) |
3.5 (−15.8) |
6.7 (−14.1) |
14.6 (−9.7) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
8.4 (−13.1) |
3.5 (−15.8) |
13.7 (−10.2) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.81 (97) |
3.66 (93) |
4.40 (112) |
3.15 (80) |
3.37 (86) |
2.68 (68) |
1.57 (40) |
1.63 (41) |
2.15 (55) |
3.14 (80) |
3.11 (79) |
4.32 (110) |
36.99 (941) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[6] | |||||||||||||
