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The highest peaks are [[Snowshoe Peak]] (8,738 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 ft, 2,632 m),<ref name="kootenai map"/> [[Bockman Peak]] (8,174 ft, 2,491 m),<ref name="kootenai map"/> and [[Elephant Peak]] (7,938 ft, 2,433 m).<ref name="kootenai map"/> |
The highest peaks are [[Snowshoe Peak]] (8,738 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 ft, 2,632 m),<ref name="kootenai map"/> [[Bockman Peak]] (8,174 ft, 2,491 m),<ref name="kootenai map"/> and [[Elephant Peak]] (7,938 ft, 2,433 m).<ref name="kootenai map"/> |
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The Cabinets are noted, along with the nearby |
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 }}</ref> |
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The Cabinet Mountain geology is also believed to be potentially rich in minerals.<ref>http://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>http://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 |
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| Cabinet Mountains | |
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 Snowshoe Peak, highest point in the Cabinet Mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,738 ft (2,663 m)[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 2,134 sq mi (5,530 km2)[1] |
| Geography | |
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| Country | United States |
| States | Idaho and Montana |
| Parent range | Rocky 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 (5,527 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 Mountians 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] and Elephant Peak (7,938 ft, 2,433 m).[2]
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.[3]
The Cabinet Mountain geology is also believed to be potentially rich in minerals.[4][5]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Cabinet Mountains". Peakbagger.com., Peakbagger.com
- ^ a b c d United States Forest Service. Kootenai and East Half Kaniksu National Forests[map]. 1:126,720. United States Forest Service, 2004.
- ^ "Cabinet Mountains Wilderness". Montana Office of Tourism. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/#search:basic/query=Cabinet%20Mountains/page=1/page_size=100:0
- ^ 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
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