Donaldson Peak, at above sea level is the eighth-highest peak in the
U.S. state
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of
Idaho
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and the seventh-highest in the
Lost River Range
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. The peak is located in
Salmon-Challis National Forest in
Custer County. It is east of
Mount Church, its
line parent
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and west of
Mount Breitenbach
Mount Breitenbach, at above sea level, is the fifth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the fourth-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County, Idaho, Custer County. It is eas ...
.
Named for Charles R. Donaldson (1919-1987), former Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court.
References
Mountains of Custer County, Idaho
Mountains of Idaho
Salmon-Challis National Forest
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