Bitterroot Range

Bitterroot Range
Part of the Bitterroot Range in Montana, looking north from El Capitan peak
Highest point
PeakTrapper Peak
Elevation10,157 ft (3,096 m)
Coordinates44°21′14″N 112°49′17″W / 44.353807°N 112.821407°W / 44.353807; -112.821407
Dimensions
Length304 mi (489 km) N/S
Width268 mi (431 km) E/W
Area14,742 sq mi (38,180 km2)
Geography
Bitterroot Range is located in the United States
Bitterroot Range
Bitterroot Range
CountryUnited States
States
  • Idaho
  • Montana
Parent rangeRocky Mountains

The Bitterroot Range is a mountain range and a subrange of the Rocky Mountains that runs along the border of Montana and Idaho in the northwestern United States. The range spans an area of 24,223 square miles (62,740 km2) and is named after the bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva), a small pink flower that is the state flower of Montana.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bitterroot Range". Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Bitterroot Mountains". PeakBagger. Retrieved October 13, 2012.