This peak is not in the book. Published December 2020 Peak 6780 is a rather inconsequential ridgeline hump that sits above Deer Creek to its south. It is best climbed from Deer Creek Road/FSR-156. Be advised that the bushwhacking here is pretty rough. The open areas shown on the USGS topo map are now dense with aspens. Combine this peak … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published December 2020 Little Star Benchmark is a wonderful little hump on the south side of Deer Creek in the Webster Range. It is an easy scramble from Deer Creek Road/FSR-156 with minimal bushwhacking. The views from the open summit are splendid. Little Star Benchmark even includes a nice summit cairn and a … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published December 2020 Lower Black Benchmark is the south summit of Black Mountain. I suspect that many of the folks driving along US-89 to the east probably regard this antenna-clad summit as the high point on Black Mountain, but it is not. The true summit lies about 0.8 miles farther north and is … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published December 2020 Congress Knob is located northwest of the Palisades Dam and separates Dry Gulch from Yeaman Creek. It is merely a point on a mostly-forested ridge that extends northeast from Red Benchmark (8,952 feet). It is probably most easily climbed via the Russell Creek Trail/FST-266 and the [mostly-open] southwest ridge. USGS … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published December 2020 Calamity Point is a semi-forested, brushy hump that towers over the Palisades Dam, Palisades Reservoir, and the Snake River. Unfortunately, it is a steep, unpleasant bushwhack through unending brush and a patch of dense aspens. The only public access is probably from its south side. There are private summer homes … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published December 2020 Lightning Ridge is one of several named ridges in this area of the Caribou Range. It is situated between two more prominent ridges: Deadhorse Ridge to its east and Fourth of July Ridge to its west. It is most easily climbed via FST-263 which crosses Lightning Ridge very close to … Continue reading