Black Pine Mountains

The Black Pine Mountains are located just north of the Utah border and west of I-84. Geographically, the range is the most distinctly defined mountain range in Idaho. It is surrounded by wide, flat valleys, and rises steeply on all sides. Geologically, the range is a textbook example of a Great Basin Mountain Range. The fault block, which forms the entire range, rises to 9,395 feet on Black Peak and is surrounded on all sides by broad alluvial fans. It is believed that Black Pine Peak is the range’s high point but this may be inaccurate. Photo © copyright by Robert Faucher.

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