Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 232 of the book. Updates include Margo Mandella’s trip report and photos and Livingston Douglas two new routes and photos. Updated November 2021 In June, when higher peaks are still covered by snow, Anderson Peak is the place to view the surrounding mountains: the Lost River Range, the Salmon River … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 151 of the book. The elevation has been updated to the current measurement. Since the book was published the peak’s western slopes was burned by a forest fire which removed the forest cover. Updated August 2021 This peak is the smaller twin of Steel Mountain. The ridge hike to its … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 219 of the book. Potaman Peak is a peak which is part alpine and part foothill in nature. It is seldom visited. When I was on the summit, there were windows from the long-gone fire lookout stacked up just below the summit. As a former lookout site, the view is … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 351 of the book. The book used an elevation of 9,385 feet based on an older 15-minute quadrangle. The newer 7.5-minute quad lists the elevation as 9,386 feet. However, the most recent LiDAR-based calculations assess the elevation at 9,390 feet which, according to LiDAR, is now a foot SHORTER than Black … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 351 of the book. The newest 7.5-minute quadrangle shows a spot elevation on the summit as 9,385 feet. The National Geodetic Survey data sheet shows the elevation as 9,389 feet. The USGS Benchmark does not have an elevation stamped on it. Recent LiDAR-based assessments have determined that the elevation is … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 129 of the book. Updated September 2019 Ruffneck Peak is located 21 miles northwest of Stanley, Idaho. The peak towers over 3 lake basins, the largest of which is on its East Slopes. A trail climbs through the eastern lake basin past Langer and Ruffneck Lakes. There is a fire … Continue reading