Black Pine Mountains

Black Pine Mountains
A photo taken from the City of Rocks National Reserve with the Black Pine Mountains in the background and covered in snow
The snowcapped Black Pine Mountains in far background viewed from the City of Rocks National Reserve
Highest point
PeakBlack Pine Mountains High Point
Elevation9,389 ft (2,862 m)
Coordinates42°08′19″N 113°07′32″W / 42.13866°N 113.125608°W / 42.13866; -113.125608
Dimensions
Length53 mi (85 km) N/S
Width24 mi (39 km) E/W
Area577 sq mi (1,490 km2)
Geography
Map
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho

The Black Pine Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. states of Idaho (~65%) and Utah (~35%), spanning Cassia County, Idaho and reaching into Box Elder County, Utah.[1][2][3] The highest point in the range is known as Black Pine Mountains High Point, sometimes referred to as Black Peak, at 9,395 feet (2,864 m), and the range is a part of the Great Basin Divide and the Basin and Range Province.[4] In Idaho, the mountains are part of the Black Pine Division of the Minidoka Ranger District of Sawtooth National Forest.[5]

The Raft River Mountains are southwest of the range, while the Albion Mountains are to the west, and the Sublett Mountains are to the northeast. The northern slopes of the mountains are in the Snake River watershed, which is a tributary of the Columbia River, while the southern slopes drain to the Great Salt Lake. The town of Snowville, Utah is southeast of the mountains, and Malta, Idaho is to the northwest. Interstate 84 passes just to the east of the mountains.

  1. ^ "Black Pine Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Black Pine Mountains". PeakBagger. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  3. ^ "Black Peak and Black Pine Peak". Idaho Summits. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  4. ^ "Black Pine Mountains High Point, Idaho". PeakBagger. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  5. ^ "Sawtooth National Forest". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2012-05-10.