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Picket Mountain

Idaho

About

Picket Mountain is a summit in Idaho's Sawtooth Wilderness, within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area of the Sawtooth National Forest. The nearest town is Stanley, about 15 miles away. The North Fork Boise River trail lies about a mile away, and Wapiti Creek is roughly 3.6 miles off. For camping, Grandjean Campground is about 4 miles away. Climbers can find Baron Spire, also called Old Smoothie, about 7 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

8,174 ft

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

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Location

Picket Mountain

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
Stanley, Idaho · 15 mi

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; 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)

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