Donaldson Peak

{{Short description|Mountain in the state of Idaho}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Donaldson Peak

| photo = PashimeroiValleyID with labels.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Breitenbach and surrounding peaks

| photo_alt = A photo of Donaldson Peak and surrounding peaks in the Lost River Range.

| elevation_ft = 12023

| elevation_ref =

| prominence_ft = 303

| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger|5152|Donaldson Peak, Idaho|January 2, 2013}}

| parent_peak = Mount Church

| location = Custer County, Idaho, U.S.

| range = Lost River Range

| map = USA Idaho

| coordinates = {{coord|44.0646365|N|113.6980805|W|type:mountain_region:US-ID_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates =

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|393894|Donaldson Peak|January 2, 2013}}

| topo = USGS Leatherman Peak

| easiest_route = Scrambling, {{YDS|3}}

}}

Donaldson Peak, at {{convert|12023|ft|m}} above sea level is the eighth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the seventh-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is {{convert|0.65|mi}} east of Mount Church, its line parent and {{convert|1.4|mi}} west of Mount Breitenbach.{{cite web |title=The 100 Highest Peaks |publisher=Idaho: A Climbing Guide |url=http://www.idahoaclimbingguide.com/100%20Highest%20id149.htm |access-date=January 2, 2013}}{{cite summitpost|152087|Donaldson Peak|January 2, 2013}}{{cite web |title=Idaho 12ers Home Page |publisher=Idaho Summits |url=http://idahosummits.com/over12/over12.htm |access-date=January 2, 2013}}

Named for Charles R. Donaldson (1919-1987), former Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court.{{Cite web |title=Domestic Names {{!}} U.S. Geological Survey |url=https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/domestic-names |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=www.usgs.gov}}