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Merriam Peak

Idaho

About

Merriam Peak is a summit of about 10,923 feet in Custer County, Idaho, inside the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness. The peak lies within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area of the Sawtooth National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Clayton, about 17 miles away. Baker Lake and Boulder Chain Lakes are both hikes about a mile from the peak, and Chamberlain Creek is a little farther. Germania Creek, a canoeing spot, is roughly 4 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

10,923 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Merriam Peak

Idaho

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Clayton, Idaho · 17 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Sawtooth National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)