The Lemhi Range is a

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in the

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Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...

, spanning the eastern part of the state between the

Lost River Range The Lost River Range is a high mountain range of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in great-circle di ...

and the

Beaverhead Mountains The Beaverhead Mountains, highest point Scott Peak, el. , are a mountain range straddling the Continental Divide in the U.S. states of Montana and Idaho. (See also the GNIS link here.) They are a sub-range of the Bitterroot Range, and divide Be ...

. The highest point in the range is Diamond Peak at , the third highest peak in Idaho. The range is located within Salmon-Challis and Caribou-Targhee National Forests.

Peaks

Climate

Near the

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tributary Sawmill Creek is the

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weather station Moonshine. It is surrounded by the Lemhi Range peaks of Sheep Mountain and Bear Mountain, and it is 7.3 miles (11.7 km) south of

Flatiron Mountain (Idaho) Flatiron Mountain, at above sea level is a peak in the Lemhi Range of Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Monta ...

. Moonshine has a

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(

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''Dfc'').

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{{Authority control Mountain ranges of Idaho Ranges of the Rocky Mountains Landforms of Butte County, Idaho Landforms of Lemhi County, Idaho