D. O. Lee Peak

Lee Peak
Highest point
Elevation	11,332 ft (3,454 m)[1]
Prominence	542 ft (165 m)[2]
Parent peak	Calkins Peak
Coordinates	44°06′10″N 114°37′43″W[1]
Geography
Lee Peak Custer County, Idaho, U.S.
Parent range	White Cloud Mountains
Topo map	USGS Washington Peak
Climbing
Easiest route	Scrambling, class 3

D. O. Lee Peak, also known as Lee Peak, at 11,347 feet (3,459 m) above sea level, is the third-highest peak in the White Cloud Mountains of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is one of the White Cloud Peaks and the 56th-highest peak in Idaho. It was named after Challis native David Oliver Lee (1934–1982), the first United States Forest Service ranger to be assigned to the Sawtooth Wilderness.[1]

The peak is located 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Stanley in Sawtooth National Recreation Area of Custer County. It is situated 1.25 miles (2.01 km) south-southwest of Calkins Peak, its line parent, and rises to the west of Cirque, Sapphire, Cove, and the Born Lakes.[3][4][5]

See also

• Castle Peak (Idaho)
• Baker Lake
• Blackmon Peak
• Born Lakes
• Chamberlain Basin

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee Peak
2. "D.O Lee Peak, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
3. "The 100 Highest Peaks". Idaho: A Climbing Guide. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
4. Sawtooth National Forest (Map) (1998 ed.). Sawtooth National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
5. "D.O. Lee Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 11, 2013.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee Peak