This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Spring Benchmark is one of only a handful of ranked, named peaks in the South Hills. It towers over Beaverdam Pass and even makes the beautiful, pyramidal-shaped landmark peak (Ibex Peak) look inconsequential. Ironically, Spring Benchmark is a ranked summit. Ibex Peak is not. Spring Benchmark is a fun scramble … Continue reading
This ridge is not in the book. Published November 2019 Cottonwood Ridge is another ridge on the east side of the South Hills. The high point of this ridge is shown on LOJ and is not easy to see on the map, but look for it because it is there. It is a bit of a navigational challenge to find … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Hudson Ridge is one of the ridges on the east side of the South Hills. The ridge high point is at the very south end of the ridge and is an easy scrub scramble from FSR-500, the main access road coming up from Oakley, ID. The terrain around the road … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Cotton Ridge is one of the many named ridges in the South Hills. It is sandwiched between Freds Mound to the east and the long northwest ridge of Trapper Peak to the west. The summit offers a nice view to the north. Cotton Ridge itself is over three miles in … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Freds Mound is an unranked hump located 1-1/2 miles due east of its higher ranked neighbor, Peak 7664. Contrary to what the USGS map may suggest, the north summit is the high point of Freds Mound not the more expansive south summit. The north summit has a massive 6–foot tall … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Flatiron Mountain is the 4th-highest peak in the South Hills. It gets little notice because it is an unranked summit and is positioned southeast of nearby Trapper Peak (the 2nd-highest peak in the South Hills). The upper reaches of Trapper Creek separate the two peaks. Flatiron Mountain has a unique, … Continue reading