Mount McCaleb
Mount McCaleb | |
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![]() South aspect, in winter | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,682 ft (3,561 m)[1] |
Prominence | 682 ft (208 m)[2] |
Parent peak | USGS Peak (11,982 ft)[3] (aka McCaleb Benchmark) |
Isolation | 1.56 mi (2.51 km)[3] |
Coordinates | 43°59′38″N 113°35′53″W / 43.9938555°N 113.5980196°W[4] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Capt. Jesse Burton McCaleb |
Geography | |
Location | class 3 scrambling[3] |
Mount McCaleb is an 11,682-foot elevation (3,561 m) mountain summit located in Custer County, Idaho, United States.
Description
Mount McCaleb ranks as the 33rd-highest peak in Idaho and is part of the
Etymology
This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4] The name honors Jesse McCaleb (1837–1878), heroic pioneer, merchant from Challis, and business associate of George L. Shoup.[7] Jesse McCaleb was killed August 11, 1878, during an attack by Indians north of Mackay below this mountain which now bears his name.[8]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mt. McCaleb is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[9] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
Gallery
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West aspect
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South aspect
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Mt. McCaleb to the right
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Mt. McCaleb in the distance
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Mount McCaleb and Big Lost River Valley
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Mt. McCaleb
See also
References
- ^ United States Geological Survey topographical map - Mackay
- ^ a b "Mount McCaleb, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ a b c d "McCaleb, Mount - 11,682' ID". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ a b "Mount McCaleb". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ a b Jeffrey Lee, James P. Evans (2011), Geologic Field Trips to the Basin and Range, Rocky Mountains, Snake River Plain, and Terranes of the U.S. Cordillera, Geological Society of America, p. 118
- ^ Idaho: A Climbing Guide, Mount McCaleb
- ^ Missions, Volume II (1920), American Baptist Convention, p. 221
- ^ History of Idaho Territory, 1884, Wallace W. Elliott & Co., p. 250
- ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Mount McCaleb: weather forecast
- Mount McCaleb: Idaho: A Climbing Guide
- Jesse McCaleb: biography and image
- Mount McCaleb (photo): Flickr