Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 305 of the book. This entry provides updated route information. Contents included (1) Brief notes on The Knoll to Umpleby Traverse, (2) The north ridge route, (3) The Bell Mountain to Umpleby Traverse, (4) The Basinger Canyon route and (5) Livingston Douglas’ west gully route. Updated December 2019 Umpleby is … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Pages 305-306 of the book. The book describes six routes on this peak. The peak’s West Ridge/West Face is the route most often climbed. This update includes additional routes and more detail on the West Ridge/West Face route. Livingston Douglas added two new photos. Updated October 2025 Bell Mountain is one … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. It is the east summit of officially-named Gilmore Peak. Based on my visual observation, I believed there was a 50/50 chance that it is actually the highest point on the Gilmore Peak massif. My observation was recently confirmed by LiDAR measurements. Gilmore Peak is discussed on Page 304 of the book. For those … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 297 of the book. Wright Peak is located on the main Lemhi Range Crest south of Buck Lakes Peak. The unofficial name is derived from the peak’s location above Wright Lakes. Rick Baugher climbed this peak in 2000 and found no evidence of previous ascent. More recently, Livingston Douglas provided … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 297 of the book. Livingston Douglas provides two new route descriptions set out below. Peak 10775 (Buck Lakes Peak) is located on the main Lemhi Range Crest south of Lem Peak. Rick Baugher climbed this peak on October 4, 2000 and found no evidence of a prior ascent. USGS Lem … Continue reading
The Lemhi Range is discussed on Pages 295-318 of the book. All Lemhi Range peaks included on this website can be found at this link: Lemhi Range Updates. The Lemhi Range is a quintessential linear mountain chain that runs from Salmon, Idaho in a southeasterly direction for over 100 miles to the Snake River Plain. It varies in width from … Continue reading
