Sawtooth Range (Idaho)

Sawtooth Range
Highest point
PeakThompson Peak
Elevation10,756 ft (3,278 m) NAVD 88
Coordinates44°08′30″N 115°00′36″W / 44.141533°N 115.009969°W / 44.141533; -115.009969
Dimensions
Length43 mi (69 km) N/S
Width25 mi (40 km) E/W
Area678 sq mi (1,760 km2)
Geography
Sawtooth Range
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountiesCuster, Boise, Blaine and Elmore
Range coordinates43°57′12″N 114°59′26″W / 43.95333°N 114.99056°W / 43.95333; -114.99056
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Borders onSawtooth Valley

The Sawtooth Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in central Idaho, United States, reaching a maximum elevation of 10,751 feet (3,277 m) at the summit of Thompson Peak. It encompasses an area of 678 square miles (1,756 km2) spanning parts of Custer, Boise, Blaine, and Elmore counties, and is bordered to the east by the Sawtooth Valley. Much of the mountain range is within the Sawtooth Wilderness, part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Sawtooth National Forest.

The mountains were named for their jagged peaks.