THE WESTERN BORDER RANGES: CUDDY, HITT & SEVEN DEVILS MOUNTAINS

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#9999FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04076ba3.gif"> <div> <B><U>CONTENTS</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="Introduction.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Introduction"><U>INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="What's%20Newid128.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New?"><U>WHAT'S NEW?</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="Mount%20Borah.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mount Borah"><U><B>Mount Borah Guide.</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="Linksid24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>LINKS</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Favorite Climbs"><U>FAVORITE CLIMBS</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="Idaho%20Mountain%20Ranges%20by%20Region.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Idaho Mountain Ranges by Region"><U>MOUNTAIN RANGES BY REGION</U></A></div> <bR> <div>      <A HREF="Northern%20Idaho.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NORTHERN IDAHO"><U>Northern Idaho</U></A></div> <bR> <div>      <A HREF="Western%20Idaho.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Western Idaho"><U>Western Idaho</U></A></div> <bR> <div>      <A HREF="Eastern%20Idaho.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eastern Idaho"><U>Eastern Idaho</U></A></div> <bR> <div>      <A HREF="Index%20S%20Idaho.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SOUTHERN IDAHO"><U>Southern Idaho</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="Climbing%20Articles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climbing Articles"><U>CLIMBING ARTICLES</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=105 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04176bc1egdyqn.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Idaho: A Climbing Guide</B></FONT><B>   |   </B><A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Idaho: A Climbing Guide"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="Western%20Idaho.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Western Idaho"><U>Western Idaho</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Boise%20Mountains.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BOISE MOUNTAINS"><U>BOISE MOUNTAINS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS"><U>SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Sawtooth%20Range.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SAWTOOTH RANGE"><U>SAWTOOTH RANGE</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SMOKY MOUNTAINS"><U>SMOKY MOUNTAINS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SOLDIER MOUNTAINS"><U>SOLDIER MOUNTAINS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WEST MOUNTAINS"><U>WEST MOUNTAINS</U></A>   |   <B>THE WESTERN BORDER RANGES: CUDDY, HITT & SEVEN DEVILS MOUNTAINS</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=375 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04176ba3.gif"> <div> THE WESTERN BORDER RANGES: CUDDY, HITT & SEVEN DEVILS MOUNTAINS</div> <div> Idaho's western border between Ontario, Oregon and Lewiston, Idaho is formed by the Snake River. The eastern shore of the river quickly rises to lofty mountain ridges. These ridges have been identified by four geographic names from north to south: The Craig, Seven Devils, Cuddy and Hitt mountains. These ranges are geologically similar.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> The Tower of Babel</div> <div> <IMG SRC="13cbc630.jpg" border=0 width="444" height="355" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <U>UPDATES.</U></div> <bR> <div> KEN JONES OF NEWCASTLE, WA.  writes:Monument Peak, 8,957' [Seven Devils] (July 22, 2001). Your description was very helpful to us. I'd make a few modifications. We didn't actually arrive at the headwall, but in a basin below it. From here, which point is the summit is not obvious. It is the large, somewhat triangular prominence to the north of the headwall. We used two chutes on our climb. The one immediately north of the summit goes, but is a little more technical. The next one north of that was a little easier; it led to the ridge, which could be followed (with detours on each side) south to the summit. Both of these chutes involve class 3 climbing; I would up the rating for this peak. </div> <bR> <div> He Devil/She Devil (July 24, 2001). Your description of the route from the col up the east ridge of He Devil was not enough for us to follow it in reverse. But it's a complex route, and I'm not sure I could describe it better. A more important point is the elevations. The latest (7-1/2") USGS quad shows both peaks at 9,400'+. Our sighting back and forth could not determine which was higher, though I thought He Devil might be by a foot or so. It is not clear that He Devil is "the highest Seven Devils summit". </div> </td> </tr></table></body>