Mount Borah

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Mount Borah is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Idaho, renowned for its challenging climbs and prominent elevation in the Lost River Range.

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Mount Borah canonical 3
Mount Borah Peak 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
alsoKnownAs Borah Peak
Mount Borah Peak
linked to: Mount Borah
climbingSeason late spring to early fall
country United States of America
earthquakeDate October 28, 1983
earthquakeMagnitude 6.9 Mw
easiestRoute scramble
southwest ridge
elevation 12662 feet
3862 meters
firstAscentYear 1912
geologicalSetting Basin and Range Province
hasAccessPoint Mount Borah trailhead
hasClimbingRoute Chickenout Ridge
hasFeature glacial cirques
steep limestone faces
hasListing U.S. state high point
Ultra-prominent peak
hasMajorEvent 1983 Borah Peak earthquake
hazard exposure
loose rock
snow and ice on ridges
highestPointOf Idaho
isKnownFor challenging climbs
exposed ridges
significant prominence
isPopularWith highpointers
mountaineers
locatedIn Custer County, Idaho
Idaho
Rocky Mountains
locatedInMountainRange Lost River Range
mountainType fault-block mountain
namedAfter William Borah
linked to: William Edgar Borah
nearestCommunity Challis, Idaho
Mackay, Idaho
parentPeak Hyalite Peak (topographic parent by prominence context in Rockies)
partOf Salmon-Challis National Forest
prominence 2198 meters
7211 feet
relativeLocation between Challis and Mackay along U.S. Highway 93
rockType limestone
topographicIsolation 145.7 kilometers
90.6 miles

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Borah Peak hasAlternativeName Mount Borah
Borah Peak Trailhead givesAccessTo Mount Borah
Mount Borah alsoKnownAs Mount Borah Peak
linked to: Mount Borah