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Hike · Sawtell Peak trailhead

Sawtell Peak

Distance
4.0 mi
Vertical
3,442 ft
Summit
9,324 ft
Difficulty
Strenuous

Sawtell Peak rises to 9,866 feet at the eastern end of the Centennial Mountains, an east–west fault-block range that runs along the Idaho–Montana state line just west of Yellowstone. The unusual east–west alignment — most ranges in the Basin and Range Province trend roughly…

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About Sawtell Peak

Sawtell Peak, also spelled Sawtelle Peak is a mountain in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is located in the eastern portion of the Centennial Mountains. Sawtell Peak is located in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest roughly 1.3 miles (2.1 km) east of Idaho's border with Montana.

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Winter dawn light on Sawtell Peak, the white radar dome on its summit just catching first sun above the steaming Madison River.
Yellowstone National Park (NPS) · Public domain
Sawtell Peak in summer, the FAA radar dome tiny on its rounded summit, rising over the lodgepole pines along the Henry's Fork.
Z3lvs · CC0

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