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Mount Church
A photo of Mount Church and surrounding peaks in the Lost River Range.
Mount Church and surrounding peaks
Highest point
Elevation 12,200 ft (3,700 m)
Prominence 920 ft (280 m)
Parent peak Leatherman Peak
Geography
Mount Church is located in Idaho
Mount Church
Mount Church
Location in Idaho
Parent range Lost River Range
Topo map USGS Leatherman Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble, class 3

Mount Church, at 12,200 feet (3,700 m) above sea level is the third highest peak in Idaho and the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is 1.45 mi (2.33 km) southeast of Leatherman Peak, its line parent, and 0.65 mi (1.05 km) northwest of Donaldson Peak. The peak has not been officially named or measured, but it has been unofficially named after Frank Church, a former Senator from Idaho.

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