Sawtooth Valley

 ( Valleys Of Idaho ) 

The Sawtooth Valley is a valley in the Western United States, in Blaine and Custer counties in central Idaho, United States.

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Description About long, the valley is in Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) in the Sawtooth National Forest. It is surrounded by the Sawtooth Mountains to the west, White Cloud Mountains to the east, Salmon River Mountains to the north, and Boulder and Smoky Mountains to the south. The valley contains the headwaters of the Salmon River, the city of Stanley, and community of Sawtooth City.Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" map.1:126,720, 1"=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.

Idaho State Highway 75 (SH-75), also known as the Sawtooth Scenic Byway, transverses the valley's entire length. SH-75 enters the valley from the south at Galena Summit and exits to the north near Stanley. SH-75 was formerly designated as U.S. Route 93, which is now routed through Arco.

Sawtooth Valley contains several large lakes in the SNRA, including Redfish Lake, Alturas Lake, Pettit Lake, and Stanley Lake lakes. Valley floor elevations range from just under near Stanley to over below Galena Summit. Elevations along the valley's borders reach at Castle Peak in the White Cloud Mountains to the east and at Thompson Peak in the Sawtooth Mountains to the west.

In 2017, the Sawtooth Valley was designated part of the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve.

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