White Cloud Peak 9, also known as WCP 9, at 11,263 feet (3,433 m) above sea level is an unofficially named peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. There are many signature peaks in the White Cloud Mountains that are very obscure and rarely visited.[2] The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County 0.50 mi (0.80 km) south of Calkins Peak, its line parent. It is the 70th highest peak in Idaho and about 0.6 mi (0.97 km) north of D. O. Lee Peak. Cirque Lake is directly southeast of the peak, and Slide Lake is directly northeast of the peak.[3][4][5]

White Cloud Peak 9
A photo of White Cloud Peak 9 and other peaks in the range labeled
White Cloud Peak 9 at left
Highest point
Elevation11,263 ft (3,433 m)
Prominence463 ft (141 m)[1]
Parent peakCalkins Peak
Coordinates44°06′41″N 114°37′36″W / 44.111383°N 114.626608°W / 44.111383; -114.626608
Geography
A map of Idaho showing the location of White Cloud Peak 9
A map of Idaho showing the location of White Cloud Peak 9
White Cloud Peak 9
Parent rangeWhite Cloud Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Washington Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeSimple scrambling, class 2

References

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  1. ^ "White Cloud Peak #9". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "White Cloud Peak List : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  3. ^ Sawtooth National Forest (Map) (1998 ed.). Sawtooth National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
  4. ^ "WCP-9". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "WCP 9". Lists of John. Retrieved January 12, 2013.