Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 68 of the book. The trail to the lookout was relocated in 1995. The relocation does not show up on any Forest Service map I have reviewed including the FS 2016 topographic map available on line. Updated July 2021 Diablo Peak may be the best vantage point in the Selway-Bitterroot … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Pilot Knob is located 14.0 miles northwest of Elk City, Idaho. This peak has a manned fire lookout on its summit. The lookout has been staffed since 1939. USGS Pilot Knob Access and Route, Class 1 From ID-14, turn onto the [signed] Newsome Creek Road/FS-1858 near Milepost 37. The signed turn states it … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Roberts Mountain is located northeast of Lake Pend Oreille at the northernmost extension of the Bitterroot Mountains. Its prominence is its claim to fame. A lookout stood on the summit from 1928 to 1958. USGS Smith Mountain Access Access this peak from Troy, Montana and US-2. From Troy, follow Callahan Creek Road/FS-427 west … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Burgdorf Point sits just north of Burgdorf Hot Springs. It is a forested, cone-shaped peak with a small, mostly treeless summit. USGS Burgdorf Access The peak is accessed just north of the Burgdorf Hot Springs. Take Warren Wagon Road/FH-21 [(B)(2) on Page 135] from McCall, Idaho. Turn off Warren Wagon Road onto [signed] … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas has provided detailed access and route information which is set out below. Updated November 2019 The highest point on the South Hills’ Deadline Ridge is located just north of the Idaho/Nevada border. USGS Timber Butte Deadline Ridge by Livingston Douglas This is the high point of the very long north-to-south ridge … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated November 2019 Badger Mountain is a hidden mountain that is tucked in an area between Trapper Creek and Cold Spring Canyon. While the mountain itself is a gentle giant in many ways, the southeast ridge is a magnificent climb, one of my favorite ridge climbs in the South Hills. It begins at … Continue reading