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This peak is not in the book. The name was suggested by Rick Baugher. He explains this suggestion in the trip report linked below. Published October 2025

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Peak 8260 is located about midway between Sal Mountain to the west and K Mountain to the east. It is most easily climbed from nearby FSR-041. USGS Sal Mountain

Access

From ID-28 in Baker, Idaho (at virtual MM126.3), turn southwest onto [signed] South Baker Road and follow it for 0.2 miles to a signed “T” junction with Red Rock Stage Road. Go left/southeast onto this road and follow it for 0.2 miles to a signed junction with Withington Creek Road (right). Reset your odometer here. Go right/southwest onto Withington Creek Road. At 4.4 miles, reach BLM land. At 5.2 miles, reach the Salmon National Forest boundary at a road junction. Go left/south here to stay on FSR-031. Drive another 0.8 miles up FSR-031 to a signed junction with FSR-041. This is Junction 5798 on maps. Park here.

West Shoulder/North Ridge, Class 3

The Climb

From the road junction, hike up FSR-041 (a rocky, narrow 2-track only suitable for ATVs/MCs) for about a mile to a sharp right/west bend in the road. Leave the road here. The west shoulder sits directly above the bend. Bushwhack diagonally left/northeast to reach the crest of the north edge of the shoulder after climbing up and across stable talus/scree (there are remnants of an old foot trail here). Once on the ridge crest, scramble east and, higher up, southeast to intersect the north ridge. Keep a brushy gully to your left/north as you climb.

The west shoulder is steep and is a tedious mix of field grass, veg, downed logs, and some standing snags. This is a burn area. It requires a lot of weaving due to downed, charred tree logs. The scattered scree under the field grass is a loose, slipper mess when descending it. The north ridge is steep and is much rockier high up. Skirt several ridge towers/blocks on the right/west side to reach the summit blocks. Work around the first two blocks on their right/south side to reach the final massive block.

Scramble up an easy Class 3 chute then left across a rocky ramp. From there, head up another Class 3 chute to reach the false summit. Continue a short distance southeast on the high ridge to reach the cairned high point of Peak 8260. The summit is a magnificent piece of rock and the challenging ridge rock scramble more than made up for the rather unpleasant bushwhacking to reach this rocky, open terrain high up.i