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Seven Devils Mountains

Seven Devils Mountains

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The Seven Devils Mountains are notable peaks in the western United States, located in west central Idaho in the Hells Canyon Wilderness.[1] They are above the east bank of the Snake River, which forms the Idaho-Oregon border.

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The Seven Devils are part of the Rocky Mountains, and the tallest peaks are 7,900 vertical feet (2,410 m) above the adjacent river, with few trees in between. There are several marked and unmarked trails and cleared camping areas throughout the mountains. It has several waterfalls and streams as well as numerous lakes.

Immediately southwest of Riggins, the Seven Devils are accessible from U.S. Highway 95 by a gravel road which climbs over 5,500 vertical feet (1,680 m) in seventeen miles (27 km).

Ecology

The Seven Devils contains a wide variety of wildlife such as bighorn sheep, mountain goat, mule deer, elk, black bear, cougar, cutthroat and rainbow trout. There are several lakes with high fish populations and there are numerous wild flowers. The Seven Devils has numerous sub-alpine meadows and vast pine forests.

Peaks

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The Seven Devils from Dry Diggins Lookout
The Seven Devils looking from the east.

References

  1. "Seven Devils Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  2. "Seven Devils Mountains". PeakBagger. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  3. "Seven Devils Mountains". SummitPost. Retrieved October 13, 2012.



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