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:''This article is about the Bitterroot Mountains, a subrange of the larger Bitterroot Range.''
The 'Northern' and 'Central Bitterroot Range', collectively the 'Bitterroot Mountains', is the largest portion of the Bitterroot Range, part of the Rocky Mountains, located in the panhandle of Idaho and westernmost Montana in the Western 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, 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.^[1] Its highest summit is Trapper Peak, at 10,157 feet (3,096 m).

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Northern Bitterroot Range

Central Bitterroot Range

References

Northern Bitterroot Range

The 'Northern Bitterroot Range' is the northernmost and shortest subrange of the Bitterroot Mountains. The Northern Bitterroots encompass 1,869 square miles (4,841 km²) and its two tallest peaks are the 7,930 foot (2,417 m) Rhodes Peak and the 7,770 foot (2,368 m) Quartz Benchmark.^[2]
The Northern Bitterroots also contain a smaller subrange, the 'Grave Creek Range'. The Grave Creek Range is 262 square miles (679 km²) in area and its highest peak is the 7,270 foot (2,216 m) Petty Mountain.^[3]

Central Bitterroot Range

The 'Central Bitterroot Range' is the southernmost and tallest subrange of the Bitterroot Mountains. The Central Bitterroots encompass 2,993 square miles (7,752 km²) and its two tallest peaks are the 10,157 foot (3,096 m) Trapper Peak and the 9,983 foot (3,043 m) El Capitan.^[4]
The Central Bitterroots also contain a smaller subrange, the 'Como Peaks'. The Como Peaks subrange is 79 square miles (205 km²) in area and its highest peak is the aforementioned El Capitan.

References

1. Bivouac.com - Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia - Bitterroot Mountains. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
2. Peakbagger.com - Northern Bitterroot Range. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
3. Peakbagger.com - Grave Creek Range. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
4. Peakbagger.com - Central Bitterroot Range. Retrieved 4 March 2007.