Mount Jefferson (Bitterroot Range)
| Mount Jefferson | |
|---|---|
 Mount Jefferson and Flowers (Indian Paintbrush) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,216 ft (3,114 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 3,363 ft (1,025 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°33′43″N 111°30′18″W / 44.561983°N 111.504899°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Jefferson Location on Montana / Idaho border | |
| Location | Fremont County, Idaho and Beaverhead County, Montana. U.S. |
| Parent range | Centennial Mountains, Bitterroot Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Jefferson |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | scramble from Sawtell Peak |
Mount Jefferson is a
class 2 route (scramble) from the access road to neighboring Sawtell Peak
.
The south and west slopes of Mount Jefferson drain into Hell Roaring Creek, thence into Red Rock Creek, the Red Rock River, the Beaverhead River, the Jefferson River, the Missouri River, the Mississippi River, and into the Gulf of Mexico.
source of Hell Roaring Creek, on the mountain's east flank in Montana, is considered the absolute headwaters of the Missouri River.[3]
The northeast slope of Mount Jefferson drains into the South Fork of Duck Creek, thence into .
The mountain is named for
United States Founding Father and third president, Thomas Jefferson
.
References
- ^ a b "Sawelle". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ "Mount Jefferson, Idaho/Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ Nell, Donald F.; Demetriades, Anthony (2005). "The True Utmost Reaches of the Missouri". Montana Outdoors (July–August, 2205). Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
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