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{{short description|Mountain range in Idaho and Montana, United States}}
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| name = Cabinet Mountains
| photo =Leigh Lake - Snowshoe Peak.jpg
| name = Cabinet Mountains
| photo_caption =Snowshoe Peak, highest point in the Cabinet Mountains
| photo = Leigh Lake - Snowshoe Peak.jpg
| photo_caption = Snowshoe Peak, highest point in the Cabinet Mountains
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| country = United States
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| country = United States
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| state = Idaho
| state1 = Montana
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| parent = Rocky Mountains
| parent = Rocky Mountains
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| area_note = <ref name="peakbagger">{{cite peakbagger |rid=14200 |name=Cabinet Mountains}}, Peakbagger.com</ref>
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| highest = Snowshoe Peak
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| elevation_ft = 8738
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The '''Cabinet Mountains''' are part of the [[Rocky Mountains]], located in northwest [[Montana]] and the [[Idaho Panhandle|Idaho panhandle]], in the [[United States]]. The mountains cover an area of 2,134 square miles (5,527&nbsp;km²). The Cabinet Mountains lie south of the [[Purcell Mountains]], between the [[Kootenay River|Kootenai River]] and [[Clark Fork (river)|Clark Fork River]] and [[Idaho|Idaho's]] [[Lake Pend Oreille]]. The Cabinet Mountains lie to the east of the Purcell Trench. The Cabinet Mountains form the north side of the [[Clark Fork River]] valley in Idaho and Montana. The [[Cabinet Mountains Wilderness]] is located east of the [[Bull River (Montana)|Bull River]] near [[Noxon, MT | Noxon, Montana]] in roughly the center of the range.


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The '''Cabinet Mountains''' are part of the [[Rocky Mountains]], located in northwest [[Montana]] and the [[Idaho Panhandle|Idaho panhandle]], in the [[United States]]. The mountains cover an area of {{convert|2,134|mi2|km2}}. The Cabinet Mountains lie south of the [[Purcell Mountains]], between the [[Kootenay River|Kootenai River]] and [[Clark Fork (river)|Clark Fork River]] and [[Idaho|Idaho's]] [[Lake Pend Oreille]]. The Cabinet Mountains lie to the east of the Purcell Trench. The Cabinet Mountains form the north side of the [[Clark Fork River]] valley in Idaho and Montana. The [[Cabinet Mountains Wilderness]] is located east of the [[Bull River (Montana)|Bull River]] near [[Noxon, MT|Noxon, Montana]] in roughly the center of the range.
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The highest peaks are [[Snowshoe Peak]] (8,738&nbsp;ft, 2,663 m),<ref name="kootenai map">United States Forest Service. '''''Kootenai and East Half Kaniksu National Forests'''''[map]. 1:126,720. United States Forest Service, 2004.</ref> [[A Peak]] (8,634&nbsp;ft, 2,632 m),<ref name="kootenai map"/> [[Bockman Peak]] (8,174&nbsp;ft, 2,491 m),<ref name="kootenai map"/> and [[Elephant Peak]] (7,938&nbsp;ft, 2,433 m).<ref name="kootenai map"/> Although of lower altitude than many Rocky Mountain peaks to the east in Montana, the Cabinet Mountains offer a stark contrast as the surrounding river valleys are at such relative low altitude.

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The highest peaks are [[Snowshoe Peak]] ({{convert|8,738|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}),<ref name="kootenai map">United States Forest Service. '''''Kootenai and East Half Kaniksu National Forests'''''[map]. 1:126,720. United States Forest Service, 2004.</ref> [[A Peak]] ({{convert|8,634|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}),<ref name="kootenai map"/> [[Bockman Peak]] ({{convert|8,174|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}),<ref name="kootenai map"/> [[Elephant Peak]] ({{convert|7,938|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}),<ref name="kootenai map"/> and [[Saint Paul Peak]] ({{convert|7,714|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}).<ref name=pb>{{cite peakbagger|pid=28635|title=Saint Paul Peak, Montana|access-date=2023-08-29}}</ref> Although of lower altitude than many Rocky Mountain peaks to the east in Montana, the Cabinet Mountains offer a stark contrast as the surrounding river valleys are at such relative low altitude.

[[File:Scotchman Peak mountain goats (51812070012).jpg|thumb|left|Mountain goats on Scotchman Peak]]


The Cabinets are noted, along with the nearby [[Selkirk Mountains]] to the west, as being some of the most "wild" mountains left in the contiguous United States. They are home to [[mule deer]], [[elk]], [[moose]], [[bighorn sheep]], [[American black bear|black bear]], [[grizzly bear]], [[wolverine]], [[wolves]] and many smaller species.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://travel.state.mt.us/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=732&siteid=1 |title=Cabinet Mountains Wilderness |accessdate=2009-08-22 |publisher=Montana Office of Tourism |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021109173105/http://travel.state.mt.us/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=732&SiteID=1# |archive-date=2002-11-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The Cabinets are noted, along with the nearby [[Selkirk Mountains]] to the west, as being some of the most "wild" mountains left in the contiguous United States. They are home to [[mule deer]], [[elk]], [[moose]], [[bighorn sheep]], [[American black bear|black bear]], [[grizzly bear]], [[wolverine]], [[wolves]] and many smaller species.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://travel.state.mt.us/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=732&siteid=1 |title=Cabinet Mountains Wilderness |accessdate=2009-08-22 |publisher=Montana Office of Tourism |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021109173105/http://travel.state.mt.us/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=732&SiteID=1# |archive-date=2002-11-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The Cabinet Mountain geology is also believed to be potentially rich in minerals.<ref>https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/#search:basic/query=Cabinet%20Mountains/page=1/page_size=100:0</ref><ref>Mineral resources of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, Lincoln and Sanders counties, Montana
The Cabinet Mountain geology is also believed to be potentially rich in minerals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/#search:basic/query=Cabinet%20Mountains/page=1/page_size=100:0|title=U.S. Geological Survey Publications Warehouse}}</ref><ref>Mineral resources of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, Lincoln and Sanders counties, Montana
1981, U. S. Geological Survey; U. S. Bureau of Mines.
1981, U. S. Geological Survey; U. S. Bureau of Mines.
USGS Bulletin: 1501</ref>
USGS Bulletin: 1501</ref>

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{{wide image|Panorama of Southern Cabinet Mountains.jpg|1000px|Panorama of the Cabinet Mountains south of [[Libby, Montana]].}}
In 1916, [[United States Congress|Congress]] considered a bill to create a Cabinet National Park. The idea was proposed again in 1933 but was ultimately rejected because the [[National Park Service]] director deemed the mountains to lack national significance.<ref name="Dilsaver">{{cite journal |last1=Dilsaver |first1=Lary M. |last2=Wyckoff |first2=William |title=Failed National Parks in the Last Best Place |journal=Montana The Magazine of Western History |date=Autumn 2009 |volume=59 |issue=3 |pages=6–7 |jstor=40543651 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40543651 |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>

==Landscape==
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{{wide image|Panorama of Southern Cabinet Mountains.jpg|1000px|Panorama of the Cabinet Mountains south of [[Libby, Montana]].}}


==See also==
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==Notes==
==Notes==
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Cabinet Mountains
Snowshoe Peak, highest point in the Cabinet Mountains
Highest point
PeakSnowshoe Peak
Elevation8,738 ft (2,663 m)[1]
Coordinates48°13′N 115°41′W / 48.217°N 115.683°W / 48.217; -115.683
Dimensions
Area2,134 sq mi (5,530 km2)[1]
Geography
Map
CountryUnited States
StatesIdaho and Montana
Parent rangeRocky Mountains

The Cabinet Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains, located in northwest Montana and the Idaho panhandle, in the United States. The mountains cover an area of 2,134 square miles (5,530 km2). The Cabinet Mountains lie south of the Purcell Mountains, between the Kootenai River and Clark Fork River and Idaho's Lake Pend Oreille. The Cabinet Mountains lie to the east of the Purcell Trench. The Cabinet Mountains form the north side of the Clark Fork River valley in Idaho and Montana. The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness is located east of the Bull River near Noxon, Montana in roughly the center of the range.

The highest peaks are Snowshoe Peak (8,738 ft; 2,663 m),[2] A Peak (8,634 ft; 2,632 m),[2] Bockman Peak (8,174 ft; 2,491 m),[2] Elephant Peak (7,938 ft; 2,420 m),[2] and Saint Paul Peak (7,714 ft; 2,351 m).[3] Although of lower altitude than many Rocky Mountain peaks to the east in Montana, the Cabinet Mountains offer a stark contrast as the surrounding river valleys are at such relative low altitude.

Mountain goats on Scotchman Peak

The Cabinets are noted, along with the nearby Selkirk Mountains to the west, as being some of the most "wild" mountains left in the contiguous United States. They are home to mule deer, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, black bear, grizzly bear, wolverine, wolves and many smaller species.[4]

The Cabinet Mountain geology is also believed to be potentially rich in minerals.[5][6]

In 1916, Congress considered a bill to create a Cabinet National Park. The idea was proposed again in 1933 but was ultimately rejected because the National Park Service director deemed the mountains to lack national significance.[7]

Landscape

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Panorama of the Cabinet Mountains south of Libby, Montana.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Cabinet Mountains". Peakbagger.com., Peakbagger.com
  2. ^ a b c d United States Forest Service. Kootenai and East Half Kaniksu National Forests[map]. 1:126,720. United States Forest Service, 2004.
  3. ^ "Saint Paul Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  4. ^ "Cabinet Mountains Wilderness". Montana Office of Tourism. Archived from the original on 2002-11-09. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  5. ^ "U.S. Geological Survey Publications Warehouse".
  6. ^ Mineral resources of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, Lincoln and Sanders counties, Montana 1981, U. S. Geological Survey; U. S. Bureau of Mines. USGS Bulletin: 1501
  7. ^ Dilsaver, Lary M.; Wyckoff, William (Autumn 2009). "Failed National Parks in the Last Best Place". Montana The Magazine of Western History. 59 (3): 6–7. JSTOR 40543651. Retrieved 9 February 2021.


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