Sublett Range

Sublett Range
A map of Idaho showing the location of the Sublett Range
Sublett Range
Highest point
Peak Sublett Range High Point
Elevation 7,492 ft (2,284 m)
Coordinates 42°22′12″N 112°55′50″W / 42.369989°N 112.93057°W / 42.369989; -112.93057Coordinates: 42°22′12″N 112°55′50″W / 42.369989°N 112.93057°W / 42.369989; -112.93057
Dimensions
Length 55 mi (89 km) N/S
Width 33 mi (53 km) E/W
Area 886 sq mi (2,290 km2)
Geography
Country United States
State Idaho

The Sublett Range is a mountain range in the U.S. states of Idaho (~94%) and Utah (~6%), spanning Cassia, Oneida, and Power counties, Idaho and reaching into Box Elder County, Utah.[1][2] The Phosphoria Formation reaches its greatest thickness beneath the mountains.[3]

The highest point in the range is known as the Sublett Range High Point at 7,492 feet (2,284 m), and the range is a part of the Basin and Range Province.[4] The northern part of the mountains are part of the Sublett Division of the Minidoka Ranger District of Sawtooth National Forest.[5] The range was named after the trapper William Sublette, who lived in the area in the 1830s.[6]

The Raft River and Black Pine mountains are southwest of the range, while the Albion Mountains are to the west. The northern part of the mountains are in the Snake River watershed, which is a tributary of the Columbia River, while the southern section drains to the Great Salt Lake. The town of Snowville, Utah is south of the mountains, Malta, Idaho is to the west, and American Falls, Idaho is to the north. Interstate 84 passes just to the south and west of the mountains. Most of the mountains are covered in sagebrush steppe and meadows, but there can be pockets of Douglas fir on northern slopes.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sublett Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Sublett Range". PeakBagger. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  3. ↑ Blatt, Harvey and Robert J. Tracy, Petrology, Freeman, 1996, 2nd ed. pp. 345-349 ISBN 0-7167-2438-3
  4. ↑ "Sublett Range High Point, Idaho". PeakBagger. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  5. 1 2 "Sawtooth National Forest". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  6. ↑ "Southeast Idaho Ranges". Summitpost. Retrieved 2012-05-10.

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