Mount Independence (Idaho)

Mount Independence
Mount Independence Cassia County, Idaho, U.S.
Highest point
Elevation	9,950 ft (3,030 m) [1]
Prominence	350 ft (110 m) [1]
Parent peak	Cache Peak
Coordinates	42°11′51″N 113°40′30″W / 42.1974127°N 113.6750101°WCoordinates: 42°11′51″N 113°40′30″W / 42.1974127°N 113.6750101°W [2]
Geography
Location	Cassia County, Idaho, U.S.
Parent range	Albion Mountains
Topo map	USGS Cache Peak
Climbing
Easiest route	Simple scramble, class 2

Mount Independence, at 9,950 feet (3,030 m) above sea level is the second highest peak in the Albion Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Forest and Cassia County. It is located about 1 mi (1.6 km) northwest of Cache Peak. The Independence Lakes are located in the basin to the east of the peak.^[3][4] Mount Independence supports one of the three populations of Cymopterus davisii, a plant that is endemic to the Albion Mountains. The Mount Independence population is considered a single population with Cache Peak.^[5]

References

1. "Mount Independence, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
2. "Mount Independence". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
3. Sawtooth National Forest (Map) (1998 ed.). Sawtooth National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
4. "Albion Range". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
5. Moseley, R. K. (October 1993), The status and distribution of Christ’s Indian paintbrush (Castilleja christii) and Davis’ wavewing (Cymopterus davisii) in the Albion Mountains, Sawtooth National Forest and City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2015, retrieved July 28, 2015