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Mountain Peaks in Custer County, Idaho

17 mountain peaks in Custer County. Every location page has sunrise and sunset azimuths, a monthly golden hour table, Milky Way windows and nearby spots.

Top mountain peaks

Borah PeakMountain Peak
Borah PeakCuster County · 3,855 m
Mount HeyburnMountain Peak
Mount HeyburnCuster County · 3,082 m
Ryan PeakMountain Peak
Ryan PeakCuster County · 3,561 m
Castle PeakMountain Peak
Castle PeakCuster County · 3,601 m
Glassford PeakMountain Peak
Glassford PeakCuster County · 3,522 m
Leatherman PeakMountain Peak
Leatherman PeakCuster County · 3,716 m
Mount BreitenbachMountain Peak
Mount BreitenbachCuster County · 3,510 m
Alpine PeakMountain Peak
Alpine PeakCuster County · 2,983 m
Sevy PeakMountain Peak
Sevy PeakCuster County · 3,184 m
Blackmon PeakMountain Peak
Blackmon PeakCuster County · 3,140 m
Standhope PeakMountain Peak
Standhope PeakCuster County · 3,616 m
D. O. Lee PeakMountain Peak
D. O. Lee PeakCuster County · 3,454 m
Decker PeakMountain Peak
Decker PeakCuster County · 3,241 m
Watson PeakMountain Peak
Watson PeakCuster County · 3,176 m
Williams PeakMountain Peak
Williams PeakCuster County · 3,241 m
Donaldson PeakMountain Peak
Donaldson PeakCuster County · 3,494 m
Grand MogulMountain Peak
Grand MogulCuster County · 2,958 m

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How to photograph mountain peaks

Summits catch first and last light — alpenglow can turn rock pink or orange minutes before sunrise and after sunset while valleys stay in shadow.

  • Photograph the peak from a lake, meadow or ridge at sunrise when the face that looks east lights up first.
  • Long lenses compress ridgelines; shoot the peak from several miles away to make it look massive.
  • Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer at high elevations — plan summit hikes for early morning.
  • Snow on the summit holds detail best when you expose for the highlights and lift shadows later.
  • Alpenglow lasts only a few minutes; set up and focus beforehand.

Season: Early summer keeps snow on the peaks with green valleys below; autumn adds aspen or larch color in many ranges.