Mount Putnam (Idaho)

Mount Putnam is a summit in the U.S. state of Idaho, with an elevation of 8,809 feet (2,685 m).[1]

Mount Putnam

Mount Putnam was named after Captain James E. Putnam, 12th U.S. Infantry, who was in command of the detachment, which established the Fort Hall Military Post at Lincoln Creek in 1870.[1] A variant name was "North Putman Peak".[1][2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Putnam
  2. Biennial Report of the Board of Trustees of the State Historical Society of Idaho. Idaho State Historical Society. 1922. p. 20.

42°57′11″N 112°09′54″W


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