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This peak is not in the book. Published January 2023

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Campbells Hump (or Coal Benchmark) is a nice rocky outcrop that is located on a ridgeline that separates the North Fork of Packsaddle Creek from the South Fork of Packsaddle Creek. The headwall on its south face is magnificent and makes for a nice Class 3 scramble. USGS Packsaddle Lake

Access

From the center of Driggs on ID-33, drive west on Bates Road for 6.3 miles. The road bends right/north and becomes S7000W. Drive north on S7000W for 1.0 mile to an unsigned junction. Reset your odometer here. Go left/west at this junction onto [unsigned] Horseshoe Creek Road/FSR-235. At 0.3 miles, the road bends left/southwest (sign for “Horseshoe Campground” here). At 1.6 miles, reach the Targhee National Forest boundary. At 3.4 miles, reach a road junction and a large trailhead parking lot and bathroom. Go right/north here to stay on FSR-235. At 5.5 miles, cross over Packsaddle Pass. At 6.8 miles, reach a signed junction with FSR-508. Park here (6,795 feet).

South Face, Class 3

The Climb

From the road junction, hike northwest up a weak 2-track road on the right/east side of a small drainage. After about ¼ mile, go right/north onto another weak 2-track road. This road heads north then northwest up a shoulder. Leave the 2-track road higher up to bushwhack north directly at the summit block/south face. The initial bushwhack is through a thick aspen/pine forest with lots of brush and some blowdown. Emerge from the thick forest and be greeted by a steep face of thick sagebrush and other brush. Bash up through this mess to reach the base of the south face. Climb up a gully on the right/east side of the face on a combination of ridge rock (solid) and loose scree/gravel to reach the gentle summit area. There are three USGS benchmarks on top but no summit cairn.