White Knob Moutains

While out enjoying the afternoon on an ATV ride I saw this wonderful peak framed by Mother Nature with the white clouds in the background. It looked... more

by Robert Bales

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White Knob Moutains

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Robert Bales

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While out enjoying the afternoon on an ATV ride I saw this wonderful peak framed by Mother Nature with the white clouds in the background. It looked like a very good composed capture that Mother Nature provided. We were exploring some of the old mining sites, but I had to stop to get this wonderful view.

The White Knob Mountains are a high and dry range located between the Big Lost River Valley and Copper Basin in East-central Idaho. The range is quite compact being only about 30 miles long and 10 miles wide, yet it offers a great deal of amazing scenery and excellent peak bagging opportunities. There are several peaks topping 10,000 ft. with Shelly Mountain at 11,278 ft. being the range high point. Four peaks including Shelly rise to over 11,000 ft. and are in the state's 100 highest peaks.
Because they are situated between two of Idaho's most popular mountain ranges, namely the Lost Rivers and Pioneers, the White Knobs are often seen but seldom visited. The range's location does have its advantages- perhaps the best view to be had anywhere in Idaho awaits those who summit White Knob Peaks. On clear days no less than seven mountain ranges can be seen as well as the vast Snake River Plain to the South.
Settlers began inhabiting the valley between the Lost River Range and the White Knob Mountains in the late 1800s. Soon thereafter, copper, lead, zinc and silver deposits were found just southwest of town in the White Knobs. By the turn of the century, the settlement along the Big Lost River was booming. People came in droves to make their fortunes in �Copper City,� as the community was being called. By 1901, a new town was founded and named Mackay (pronounced Mac-key) after the primary owner of the White Knob Mining Company.

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August 25th, 2014