Little Regret Peak

Mountain in the state of Idaho

Little Regret Peak

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Little Regret Peak

Little Regret Peak (the United States)

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LocationSalmon–Challis National ForestCountryUnited States of AmericaStateIdahoCountyCusterParent rangeLost River Range
Rocky MountainsTopo mapUSGS Leatherman PeakGeologyAge of rockMississippian^[4]Mountain typeFault blockType of rockLimestone^[4]ClimbingFirst ascent2005 by Rick Baugher^[1]Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling^[2]

Little Regret Peak is an 11,090-foot elevation (3,380 m) mountain summit located in Custer County, Idaho, United States.

Description

Little Regret Peak is part of the Lost River Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is set on land managed by Salmon–Challis National Forest. Neighbors include No Regret Peak one mile south, line parent Mount Breitenbach,^[2] 1.75 mile south-southeast, Mount Corruption two miles north, Leatherman Peak three miles to the west, and Borah Peak, the highest peak in Idaho, is seven miles to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to Pahsimeroi River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,700 feet (820 meters) above the East Fork Pahsimeroi in one mile.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Little Regret Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Idaho: A Climbing Guide, Little Regret Peak
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Little Regret Peak - 11,682' ID". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
^ "Little Regret Peak, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
^ ^a ^b Jeffrey Lee, James P. Evans (2011), Geologic Field Trips to the Basin and Range, Rocky Mountains, Snake River Plain, and Terranes of the U.S. Cordillera, Geological Society of America, p. 118
^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.