Horton Peak at above sea level is a peak in the

White Cloud Mountains The White Cloud Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains of the Western United States, western United States, located in central Idaho, southeast of Stanley, Idaho, Stanley in Custer County, Idaho, Custer County. The range is located within the ...

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. The peak is located in

Sawtooth National Recreation Area The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) is a national recreation area in central Idaho, United States that is managed as part of Sawtooth National Forest. The recreation area, established on August 22, 1972, is managed by the U.S. Forest S ...

in Custer County. Horton Peak rises above the southeastern end of the

Sawtooth Valley The Sawtooth Valley is a valley in the Western United States, in Blaine and Custer counties in central Idaho, United States. Description About long, the valley is in Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) in the Sawtooth National Forest. ...

west of the Sawtooth Range and

Idaho State Highway 75 State Highway 75 is a two-lane highway in the western United States that travels through the Sawtooth Valley of central Idaho. The highway's southern terminus is in Shoshone, and its northern is near Challis. It is designated as one of ...

. A trail goes to the summit from the end of forest road 459 in the Sawtooth Valley. Horton Peak was named after forest ranger William H. Horton (1867–1935), who is memorialized at the Pole Creek Ranger Station, located about two miles southeast of Horton Peak. A

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fire lookout on the summit was constructed in 1938 by the

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, was used until the 1970s, and still stands on the summit.

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Mountains of Custer County, Idaho Mountains of Idaho Sawtooth National Forest {{CusterCountyID-geo-stub