Kent Peak map

Kent Peak

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3 427 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

65 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 775 m

About

Kent Peak, at 11,664 feet (3,555 m) above sea level is the second highest peak in the Boulder Mountains of Idaho. Located on the border of Blaine and Custer counties, Kent Peak is about 0.75 miles (1,210 m) south of the range's highest point, Ryan Peak. The peak is also on the border of Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Salmon-Challis National Forest and partially within the Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness. It is the 34th highest peak in Idaho.

The primary route to Kent Peak begins north of Ketchum along Idaho State Highway 75 at the Sawtooth National Recreation Area headquarters. Take national forest road 146 north from the headquarters until you reach the trailhead at the end of the road. Trail 115 ascends the ridge to the west of Kent Peak, but the primary class 3 route follows the south ridge.

By elevation Kent Peak is

# 32 out of 3322 in Idaho
# 5 out of 105 in Blaine County
# 23 out of 193 in Custer County
# 3 out of 6 in Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness Area
# 24 out of 235 in Salmon-Challis National Forest
# 3 out of 19 in the Boulder Mountains
# 32 out of 3056 in the Idaho-Bitterroot Rocky Mountains

By prominence Kent Peak is

# 62 out of 105 in Blaine County
# 6 out of 6 in Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness Area
# 16 out of 19 in the Boulder Mountains