Elevation: 7,489 ft
Prominence: 309
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019
Peak 7489 is one of three ranked summits at the northernmost end of the Caribou Range. It is the most remote of the three peaks and must be reached by a long ridge traverse requiring quite a bit of tedious bushwhacking. Peak 7489 towers over the Garden Creek drainage to its south. USGS Point Lookout
West Ridge, Class 2
Access
Same as for the west ridge of Peak 7541. This route is part of a ridge traverse from Peak 7541.
The Climb
From the connecting saddle with Peak 7541 (or the dry gully just below it), climb northeast straight uphill through thick sagebrush (initially) then much easier scrub to reach the open, horseshoe-shaped ridge of Peak 7489. Follow the easy ridge crest east then southeast then bend sharply left/northeast to reach the cairned summit. The south summit is a narrow ridge crest and is the high point. The north summit is visibly lower.
Additional Resources
Regions: Caribou Range->SOUTHERN IDAHO
Mountain Range: Caribou Range
Longitude: -111.51319 Latitude: 43.45839