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
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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
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Timber Butte is a small, easy-to-miss, butte that sits just to the west of Deadline Ridge Road near a minor ridge saddle. It has a short patch of thick pine/aspen forest on its east side, hiding the rocky outcrop that is its summit. Its south and west sides are a … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Bald Hill is a hump that is tucked in the west side of the South Hills, below Deadline Ridge to the east and mixed in with some other unranked points of similar height. While not an impressive summit, this is an enjoyable hike through a beautiful forest on a good … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 North Cottonwood Ridge is one of many ridges in the South Hills. It is located just west of McMullen Basin. A road (FSR-545) gets you close to the summit. The summit area showed no signs of previous ascent so I built a small cairn on the summit high point. USGS … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Black Mountain is an unimpressive, forested hump that is dominated by Mountain View Peak to the east. It is an unranked summit with an unclear “high point.” Having wandered around for a while to find a clear high point, I think you can ascertain my opinion of this summit. Not … Continue reading