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Place Name
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Bitterroot Range
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Place Status (Type)
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mountain range
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Location
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Idaho, United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Bitterroot Range
, part of the Rocky Mts., forms most of
Idaho-Mont. state line; extends from Snake R. Plain in S NNW to L. Pend
Oreille. S part, N to Lost Trail Pass
(7,014 ft/2,138 m), forms Continental Divide
and is also called Beaverhead Mts. N part of the range forms border
bet. Pacific (W) and Mountain (E) time zones. The main range,
running NW-SE, includes Trapper Peak
(10,157 ft/3,096 m). Mt. Ajax, Idaho (ID)
(10,900 ft/3,322 m), in an E-running spur to
the S, is the highest peak. Salmon and Clearwater drainage basins to W,
Missouri and Clarks Fork drainage basins to E. Discovered in the
1804-1805 expedition of Lewis and Clark, the rugged mt. range has long
been one of the most impenetrable in the U.S.; except for its
foothills, it remains almost completely unexploited.
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