Stolle Peak (Cougar Rock Benchmark)

Elevation: 7,565 ft
Prominence: 905

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Climbing and access information for this peak is on Pages 116-117 of the book. Updated January 2020


Stolle Peak is a tree-covered summit located 6 miles SSW of Warm Lake and W of Stolle Meadows. From 1934 to 1950, it had a fire lookout. There was not much left of this structure when I visited the summit in 1988. There have been fires in this area since 1988. I don’t if recent fires have burned the summit. The trail to the summit has not been maintained for many years. Please note that while older Forest Service maps identified this peak as Stolle, the current USGS map identifies this peak as the Cougar Rock Benchmark. USGS Rice Peak

Stolle Peak from the north.

Stolle Peak as viewed from the north.

Lookout ruins Stolle Peak.

The fire lookout ruins atop Stolle Peak.

Stolle Peak view in 1988.

The summit view from Stolle Peak (1988).

The toward Needles Peak from Stolle Mountain.

Needles Peak as viewed from the summit of Stolle Peak.

How many of these trees have survived the effects of recent forest fires? Another view from Stolle Peak.

How many of these trees have survived the effects of recent forest fires? Another view from the summit of Stolle Peak.

Mountain Range: Western Salmon River Mountains

Year Climbed: 1988, 1988

Longitude: -115.72949   Latitude: 44.58539

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