Bitterroot Mountains

Bitterroot Mountains
Trapper Peak, in the Central Bitterroot Range
Highest point
Peak	Trapper Peak
Elevation	10,157 ft (3,096 m)
Coordinates	45°53′23.43″N 114°17′52.11″W / 45.8898417°N 114.2978083°W / 45.8898417; -114.2978083
Dimensions
Area	4,862 sq mi (12,590 km2)
Geography
Country	United States
States	Montana Idaho
Parent range	Bitterroot Range

The Northern and Central Bitterroot Range, collectively the Bitterroot Mountains (Salish: čkʷlkʷqin^[1]), is the largest portion of the Bitterroot Range, part of the Rocky Mountains and Idaho Batholith, located in the panhandle of Idaho and westernmost Montana in the northwestern United States. The mountains encompass an area of 4,862 square miles (12,593 km²).

The mountains are bordered on the north by Lolo Creek, to the northeast by the Clark Fork, on the south by the Salmon River, on the east by the Bitterroot River and Valley, and on the west by the Selway and Lochsa Rivers.^[2] Its highest summit is Trapper Peak, at 10,157 feet (3,096 m).