Little Regret Peak

Mountain in the state of Idaho

Little Regret Peak
North aspect, aerial view
Highest point
Elevation	11,090 ft (3,380 m)^[1]
Prominence	310 ft (94 m)^[1]
Parent peak	Mount Breitenbach (12,140 ft)^[2]
Isolation	1.60 mi (2.57 km)^[2]
Coordinates	44°05′12′′N 113°41′00′′W / 44.086753°N 113.683348°W / 44.086753; -113.683348 ^[3]
Geography
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Location	Salmon–Challis National Forest
Country	United States of America
State	Idaho
County	Custer
Parent range	Lost River Range Rocky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Leatherman Peak
Geology
Rock age	Mississippian ^[4]
Mountain type	Fault block
Rock type	Limestone ^[4]
Climbing
First ascent	2005 by Rick Baugher^[1]
Easiest route	class 3 scrambling ^[2]

Little Regret Peak is an 11,090-foot elevation (3,380 m) mountain summit located in Custer County, Idaho, United States.

Description

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Little Regret Peak is part of the Lost River Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is set on land managed by Salmon–Challis National Forest. Neighbors include No Regret Peak one mile south, line parent Mount Breitenbach,^[2] 1.75 mile south-southeast, Mount Corruption two miles north, Leatherman Peak three miles to the west, and Borah Peak, the highest peak in Idaho, is seven miles to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to Pahsimeroi River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,700 feet (820 meters) above the East Fork Pahsimeroi in one mile.

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Little Regret Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c Idaho: A Climbing Guide, Little Regret Peak
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Little Regret Peak - 11,682' ID". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
^ "Little Regret Peak, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Jeffrey Lee, James P. Evans (2011), Geologic Field Trips to the Basin and Range, Rocky Mountains, Snake River Plain, and Terranes of the U.S. Cordillera, Geological Society of America, p. 118
^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.