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Baker Peak (Idaho)

Coordinates: 43°40′12″N 114°40′47″W / 43.6699035°N 114.6797842°W / 43.6699035; -114.6797842
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Baker Peak
A photo of the north side of Baker Peak viewed from the Baker Lake Trail.
Baker Peak viewed from the Baker Lake Trail
Highest point
Elevation10,174 ft (3,101 m)[1]
Prominence1,074 ft (327 m)[1]
Coordinates43°40′12″N 114°40′47″W / 43.6699035°N 114.6797842°W / 43.6699035; -114.6797842[2]
Geography
Baker Peak is located in Idaho
Baker Peak
Baker Peak
Blaine and Camas counties, Idaho, U.S.
Parent rangeSmoky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Baker Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeSimple scramble, class 2

Baker Peak, at 10,174 feet (3,101 m) above sea level, is the fifth-highest peak in the Smoky Mountains of the U.S. state of Idaho. Located in Sawtooth National Forest on the border of Blaine and Camas counties, Baker Peak is about 1.5 miles (2,400 m) east of Big Peak and 1.45 miles (2.33 kilometres) south of Backdrop Peak. It is the 407th-highest peak in Idaho.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Baker Peak". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  2. ^ "Baker Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  3. ^ Sawtooth National Forest (Map) (1998 ed.). Sawtooth National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
  4. ^ "Baker Peak". Idaho Summits. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  5. ^ "Baker Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved December 19, 2012.