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 the Cecil D. Andrus–White Clouds Wilderness.

The White Cloud Mountains are located on National Forest land, with numerous trails in the area. Camping is permitted anywhere on the national forest land and there are no fees to access the area. Primary access to the area is via State Highway 75, the Salmon River Scenic Byway, which accompanies the main Salmon River as it descends along the range's western and northern perimeter.

The highest peak in the White Cloud Mountains, and the SNRA, is Castle Peak at . The Sawtooth Mountains are about west of the White Clouds, on the west side of the river and highway, and the Boulder Mountains are directly south of the White Clouds.

Peaks

+Peaks of the White Cloud MountainsSawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" [map].1:126,720, 1"=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.Mountain PeakElevationProminenceIsolationLocationEasiest RouteCastle PeakClass 3Calkins PeakClass 3D. O. Lee PeakClass 3Lonesome Lake PeakClass 2Peak 11,272Class 3White Cloud Peak 9Class 2Chinese WallunknownWhite Cloud Peak 10Class 4Merriam PeakClass 3Patterson PeakClass 2White Cloud Peak 7Class 3Fourth of July PeakClass 2White Cloud Peak 5Class 4White Cloud Peak 3Class 3White Cloud Peak 8Class 3Washington PeakClass 2Ebony PeakClass 3Watson PeakClass 3White Cloud Peak 4Class 3Croseus PeakunknownWhite Cloud Peak 1Class 2Blackmon PeakClass 2White Cloud Peak 2Class 3White Cloud Peak 6Class 2Peak 10,041Class 2Lookout MountainClass 1Peak 9,988Class 2Horton PeakClass 1Bible Back MountainunknownPotaman Peak9,367 ft 2,855 m1,509 ft 460 m7.7 mi 12.39 km44.22015°N 114.396944°Wunknown

Lakes See List of lakes of the White Cloud Mountains

Mine proposal In 1970, it was proposed that the White Cloud Mountains be the site of an open-pit mine. The proposal became a major issue in Idaho's 1970 gubernatorial election. Incumbent Republican governor Don Samuelson favored the mine, as it would generate an estimated $4 million in revenue to the state. However, his Democratic opponent, Cecil Andrus, opposed the mine on conservation grounds. His stance was backed by many of the state's urban residents, who enjoyed vacationing at the mountains. Andrus won the election by more than four points, and it has been suggested that Andrus's stance on the mine was a contributing factor to his victory, and in particular to his victories in the normally Republican-leaning urban parts of the state.

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