Mount Heyburn, at is one of the many peaks in the Sawtooth Range of central

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and W ...

. Mount Heyburn is located in Custer County and within the

Sawtooth Wilderness The Sawtooth Wilderness is a federally- protected wilderness area that covers of the state of Idaho. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it was designated the Sawtooth Primitive Area in 1937 to preserve ...

portion of the

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 ...

. The town of

Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

is located north-northeast of Mount Heyburn.

Grand Mogul The Grand Mogul, at above sea level is a peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County. The peak is located north-northwest of Little Decker, its line ...

, , and Mount Heyburn are the two signature peaks that frame the southwest end of

Redfish Lake Redfish Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, just south of Stanley. It is the largest lake within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The U.S. Forest Service has developed some facilities for hiking, camping, and water sports on R ...

(); all are in the Salmon River watershed.

and

Little Redfish Lake Little Redfish Lake in central Idaho is in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Custer County. Little Redfish Lake is a picturesque mountain lakephoto on the northeast edge of the Sawtooth mountain range in central Idaho, five miles sou ...

and the visitor services at these locations are only a few miles north of Mount Heyburn. While there are no trails to the top of Mount Heyburn, there are trails around both sides of Redfish Lake, and a boat service that ferries hikers the from Redfish Lake Lodge on the north end of the lake to the south end at regular intervals, for a round trip fee of $22. The drop-off point at the south end is a campground at the base of Mount Heyburn. The best time to climb Mount Heyburn is in the summer (July, August, or September); all routes to up Mount Heyburn are class 5. Mount Heyburn was named for

Weldon Heyburn Weldon Heyburn (born Weldon Heyburn Franks; September 19, 1903 – May 18, 1951) was an American character actor. Early years The son of Marie Pierce and United States Army Col. Wyatt G. Franks, Heyburn was most likely born in Washington, ...

, a

U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...

from Idaho from 1903 until his death in 1912.

Images

Image:Mount Heyburn2.JPG, Mount Heyburn seen from Alpine Way Trail Image:Mount Heyburn3.JPG, Mount Heyburn seen from ridge to southeast of Stanley

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External links

Peak Bagger - Mount Heyburn

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Sawtooth National Forest - Official Site
{{Idaho Heyburn Hayburn Sawtooth National Forest

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