Mount Putnam or North Putnam Peak[1] is a summit in the U.S. state of Idaho, with an elevation of 8,809 feet (2,685 m), named for Captain James E. Putnam, 12th U.S. Infantry, who commanded the detachment which established the Fort Hall Military Post at Lincoln Creek in 1870.[2]

Mount Putnam

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  1. ^ Biennial Report of the Board of Trustees of the State Historical Society of Idaho. Idaho State Historical Society. 1922. p. 20.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Putnam

42°57′11″N 112°09′54″W / 42.95306°N 112.16500°W / 42.95306; -112.16500