{{short description|Mountain range in Idaho}} {{hatnote|Not to be confused with the Western Hills near Beijing, China, or various Western Ranges of mountains.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox mountain range | name=West Mountains | image= | image_caption= | image_alt= | country=United States | state=Idaho | borders_on=Boise Mountains | area_mi2=2028 | area_ref = <ref name=pb_westmtns/> | length_mi=76 | length_orientation=N/S | length_ref = <ref name=pb_westmtns/> | width_mi =46 | width_orientation =E/W | width_ref = <ref name=pb_westmtns/> | highest=Snowbank Mountain | elevation_ft=8320 | elevation_ref=<ref name=pb_snowbank/> | coordinates = {{coord|44.4512801|N|116.1287459|W|type:mountain_region:US-ID|format=dms|display=inline}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=gnis_snowbank/> | range_coordinates = {{coord|44|28|00|N|116|14|04|W|type:mountain_region:US-ID|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates_ref = <ref name=gnis_westmtns/> | map = USA Idaho | map_caption = Location in Western Idaho | topo_map = Tripod Peak | topo_maker = USGS }} The '''West Mountains''' are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Idaho, spanning part of Boise and Payette national forests.<ref name=gnis_westmtns/><ref name=pb_westmtns/><ref name=usfs/> The highest point in the range is Snowbank Mountain at an elevation of {{convert|8320|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name=pb_snowbank/> The range is bordered to the east by the Payette River and the North Fork Payette River, which separate the range from the Boise Mountains.<ref>{{cite summitpost |id=410587 |name=West Mountains (ID) |accessdate=August 13, 2014}}</ref>
== References == <references> <ref name=gnis_snowbank> {{cite gnis |id=390759 |name=Snowbank Mountain |access-date=August 13, 2014}}</ref> <ref name=gnis_westmtns> {{cite gnis |id=398459 |name=West Mountains |access-date=August 13, 2014}}</ref> <ref name=pb_snowbank> {{cite peakbagger |pid=3204 |name=Snowbank Mountain, Idaho |access-date=August 13, 2014}}</ref> <ref name=pb_westmtns> {{cite peakbagger |rid=13234 |name=West Mountains |access-date=August 13, 2014}}</ref> <ref name=usfs> {{cite web| url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/boise | title=About the forest |publisher=U.S. Forest Service | access-date=August 13, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820155421/http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/boise/about-forest | url-status=live | archive-date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> </references>
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Category:Mountain ranges of Idaho
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