Elevation: 9,351 ft
Prominence: 491
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023
Peak 9351 is a ridgeline summit with a summit cap of talus. It is the high point on a ridge that separates Opal Creek from Panther Creek in the Eastern Salmon River Mountains. Peak 9351 is most easily climbed via its south face from FSR-129 just above Morgan Creek Summit. USGS Opal Lake
Peak 9351 (in the distance) as viewed from the northwest. Livingston Douglas Photo
Access
Same as for Peak 8563. This is the second leg of a 2-peak adventure that includes Peak 8563 and Peak 9351. It covers 8.5 miles with 3,400 feet of elevation gain round trip.
North Ridge, Class 2
The Climb
From the 8,260-foot connecting saddle with Peak 8563, scramble south up the easy ridge as the forest quickly changes from live to completely charred. The terrain is a mix of snags, not much deadfall, and underlying loose talus/scree. High up, reach open terrain and a boulder/talus slope. Scramble up the rocky slope to reach the rocky, ridgeline summit of Peak 9351. The high point is at the head of a shoulder that heads east-northeast. It has a summit cairn. The ridge crest soon becomes forested as it heads southeast with two [lower] rocky ridge points visible from the summit to its southeast.
The summit of Peak 9351. Livingston Douglas Photo
Peak 9351 (summit is right of center) and its long, charred north ridge ascending from lower left. This was my ascent route. Livingston Douglas Photo
Additional Resources
Mountain Range: Eastern Salmon River Mountains
Longitude: -114.2657 Latitude: 44.8755