Editing Bitterroot Range (section)

{{Short description|Sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the northwestern United States}}
{{Hatnote|This article is about the entire Bitterroot Range. For the Bitterroot Mountains, see its [[#Bitterroot Mountains|section below]] or the [[Bitterroot Mountains]] article.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name=Bitterroot Range
| photo=BitterrootMtnsMT.jpg
| photo_caption=Part of the Bitterroot Range in Montana, looking north from El Capitan peak
| country= United States
| subdivision1_type= States
| subdivision1= {{hlist|Idaho|Montana}}
| parent= Rocky Mountains
| area_mi2=14742
| range_coordinates= 
| length_mi=304
| length_orientation=N/S
| width_mi=268
| width_orientation=E/W
| highest= Trapper Peak
| elevation_ft=10157
| coordinates= {{coord|44.353807|N|112.821407|W|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| map= USA
}}

The '''Bitterroot Range''' is a [[mountain range]] and a subrange of the [[Rocky Mountains]] that runs along the border of [[Montana]] and [[Idaho]] in the northwestern [[United States]].  The range spans an area of {{convert|24223|mi2|km2}} and is named after the [[bitterroot]] (''Lewisia rediviva''), a small pink flower that is the [[state flower]] of Montana.<ref>[http://www.bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1742 "Bitterroot Range"]. ''Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia''. Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 March 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bitterroot Mountains |publisher=PeakBagger |url=http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=1431 |access-date=October 13, 2012}}</ref>