This peak is not in the book. Published July 2018 One of 6 Idaho peaks named Buck Mountain, this peak is located NNW of the Landmark Guard Station. This rounded peak is graced by numerous meadows and cursed by many thickets of new growth interspersed with downfall. There are probably a dozen or more ways to reach its summit. I … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published June 2018 Peak 7740 is dwarfed by surrounding Log Mountain Deadwood Divide peaks but is still a great vantage point from which to view the immediate country. Unfortunately, the area around the peak is burned and there is a lot of downed timber to cross. USGS Landmark Access Access the peak from … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. In 2018, John Platt led a group across the ridge. Read his trip report at this link: Profile Loop 2018. The next peak along the ridge is Parks Peak. Published June 2018 Peak 8569 is located a little more than a mile east of Parks Peak on the Profile Gap/Parks Peak Ridge. This … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. In 2018, John Platt led a group across the ridge. Read his trip report at this link: Profile Loop 2018. The next peak along the ridge is Peak 8615. Published June 2018 Peak 8608 is located about 1.5 miles WSW of Profile Peak on the Profile Gap/Parks Peak Ridge. This peak’s granite-encrusted summit … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. In 2018 John Platt led a group across the ridge. Read his trip report at this link: Profile Loop 2018. The next peak along the ridge is Peak 8615. Published June 2018 Peak 8615 is located about a mile west of Profile Peak on the Profile Gap/Parks Peak Ridge. Peak 8608 is the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published June 2018 Lava Ridge is located northeast of Big Hazard Lake. The highest point on the ridge is situated at the South End and not at the North End where the USGS benchmark is located. John Platt climbed this peak by making a long ridge walk loop. USGS Black Tip Access Lava … Continue reading