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This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023

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Peak 6301 is a sagebrush hill located on the west side of Custer Road in the northern section of the Pahsimeroi Range. Its east ridge is an easy scramble from FSR-110. USGS Ellis

Access

From US-93 at Ellis, drive southeast on the paved Pahsimeroi Highway for 2.2 miles to a signed junction with Burstedt Lane. Turn right/south onto Burstedt Lane and follow it south (then west) for 0.7 miles to a “T” junction with Custer Road. Turn left/south onto Custer Road and follow it for 2.0 miles to a signed junction with FSR-110. Turn right/west onto FSR-110 and drive 0.2 miles to a large pullout at an unsigned road junction. This parking area is at 5,005 feet and 44⁰38’11”N, 114⁰01’20”W. You may be able to drive another ½ mile up FSR-110 to another road junction where the road gets rockier and more rutted to cut down on the hiking required for this climb.

East Ridge, Class 2

The Climb

From the aforementioned parking area, hike about ¾ miles southwest up FSR-110 (bearing right at an unmapped, unsigned junction) to reach an old, weak 2-track road that heads right/west up onto the east ridge. Drop 20 vertical feet to cross a dry gully then quickly emerge onto the weaving east ridge. Head left/south briefly on the ridge crest then follow it right/northwest up to the main summit ridge. The terrain to this point has been easy, gapped sagebrush and short field grass.

Reach the main summit ridge at a bare saddle that shows signs of cattle activity. A short cattle trail leads to this saddle/flat ridge area. Scramble west-southwest up the ridge to the summit. The ridge terrain above the saddle is a mix of rocky ridge outcrops, boulders/talus, and sagebrush. It is a bit tedious, but it goes. The summit has a nice cairn and a beautiful view of the Upper Pahsimeroi Valley and the ranches in the valley just southeast of Ellis.