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Owyhee Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Hayden Peak (8403 ft/2561 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Idaho (73%), Oregon (27%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	6,747 sq mi / 17,474 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	123 mi / 197 km North-South 107 mi / 172 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	42° 55' N; 116° 39' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Owyhee Mountains
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Owyhee Mountains.

North Great Basin Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Owyhee Mountains	Level 5
Santa Rosa Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
North Central Nevada	Level 5 (Sibling)
Independence Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Jarbidge Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Central Elko County Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Northeast Nevada Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Albion Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Northwest Salt Lake Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Pilot Range	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Owyhee Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Hayden Peak	8403	2561
2.	Turntable Mountain	8122	2476
3.	Quicksilver Mountain	8082	2463
4.	War Eagle Mountain	8051	2454
5.	Peak 8021	8021	2445
6.	Sawpit Peak	7810	2380
7.	South Mountain	7801	2378
8.	Florida Mountain	7784	2373
9.	Johnstone Peak	7757	2364
10.	China Butte	7471	2277
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Owyhee Mountains

Hayden Peak Hayden Peak from War Eagle Mountain (2017-07-08). Photo by Dan Krueger. Click here for larger-size photo.	Turntable Mountain Turntable Mountain from War Eagle Mountain (2017-07-08). Photo by Dan Krueger. Click here for larger-size photo.
War Eagle Mountain War Eagle Mountain from Turntable Mountain (2017-07-08). Photo by Dan Krueger. Click here for larger-size photo.	South Mountain South Mountain. Photo by Tom Lopez. Click here for larger-size photo.
Glass Hill From Tennessee Mountain (2018-09-27). Photo by Tom Lopez. Click here for larger-size photo.	Puhitempi Kuaikatete Squaw Butte from the west. Photo by Tom Lopez. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mahogany Mountain Private Property (2019-07-19). Photo by Daniel Mick. Click here for larger-size photo.	Rooster Comb Peak Rooster Comb Peak from the north (2014-05-05). Photo by Tom Lopez. Click here for larger-size photo.
Bald Mountain Bald Mountain Photo by Tom Lopez. Click here for larger-size photo.	Whiskey Mountain Whiskey Mountain from the west. Photo by Tom Lopez. Click here for larger-size photo.

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