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Idaho

Sawtooth Valley

Floor1,906 m6,253 ft
Depth
410 m
Rim
2,430 m
Length
27.8 km
Tonight
19°FPartly cloudy · Wind 2–9 mph NNE

Sawtooth Valley is up to 410 m deep: the rim reaches 2,430 m and the floor 1,906 m, along 27.8 km.

All facts
Floor
1,906 m
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Depth

Depth of Sawtooth Valley

Up to 410 m deep (typically 296 m) along the 27.8 km in view.

1,8002,0002,2002,4002,600410 mrimfloor0102027.8 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Sawtooth Valley 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 20.6 × 20.6 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Sawtooth Valley terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Sawtooth Valley elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Sawtooth Valley weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 19°F (-7°C) · 13% chance of precipitation · Wind 2–9 mph NNE

Sawtooth Valley forecast for about 2,012 m.

  • Tonight19°13%2–9 mph NNE
  • Sat18°52°–3 mph SSW
  • Sun21°57°–1–5 mph S
  • Mon21°55°54%8 mph SSE
  • Tue18°48°52%6 mph SW
  • Wed18°50°13%5 mph SSW
  • Thu19°53°16%3 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:31 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Sawtooth Valley

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Sawtooth Valley, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.1 km W

    +2 more within 0.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    1.0 km WNW

    +2 more within 1.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Boundary Creek Trailhead

    1.5 km ESE · +2 more within 3.2 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km W
Parking0.2 km WSW
Parking0.3 km WNW
Campsite1.0 km WNW
Trailhead1.4 km WNW
Boundary Creek TrailheadTrailhead1.5 km ESE
Mountain View CampgroundCampsite1.7 km W
Chinook Bay CampgroundCampsite1.7 km W
Alpine Way TrailheadTrailhead3.2 km WNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 20.6 × 20.6 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
47.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
39.8%
Steep, 30–45°
10.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.4%
Steeper than 30°
12.7% of the 424 km² view
Relief in view
1,378 m low point 1,897 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 62.1%Grassland 18.5%Bare rock / sparse 8.9%Moss & lichen 8.4%Water 1.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 10.3 km; 476 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • White mariposa lily55
  • Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel50
  • Shrubby cinquefoil47
  • Lodgepole pine46
  • American Red Squirrel30
  • Fireweed27
Where it sits

Where Sawtooth Valley sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Rocky Mountains104
Region
Idaho14United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Rocky Mountains 6
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Downloads

Sawtooth Valley downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-10)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia