This peak is not in the book. The elevation is based on LiDAR measurements. The map measurement is 7925. I added photos and my GPS attack to this page. Large sections of the peak burned in the 2024 Wapati Fire. Burned timber has been cleared from the access road but a windstorm could lead to snags falling across the road. … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. I added my GPS track and two photos to this page. As Livingston points out this peak is protected by large stretches of downfall. Updated June 2025 Peak 8561 is overshadowed by its big brother to the northeast, Basin Butte (8,854 feet). Consequently, this peak is overlooked and is rarely climbed. It is … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. I added a photo to this page. Updated June 2025 Basin Butte is located on a high ridgeline and sits at the head of the Sunday Creek and East Fork Valley Creek drainages. It has a nice fire lookout on its summit and can be reached by a 4WD service road (FSR-432/Basin Butte … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Peak 7134 is the high point on a ridge that sits above ID-75 at the Mormon Bend Campground. It is a magnificent scramble in open terrain from the campground and I highly recommend it. USGS East Basin Creek Access Park in a pullout along ID-75 at the Mormon Bend Campground … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Bald Mountain is a seldom-climbed peak that towers above the historic hamlet of Custer, Idaho. It sits due south of the more prominent Mount Greylock (9,857 feet). Bald Mountain separates Swift Gulch from Puzzler Gulch in the Eastern Salmon River Mountains. USGS Custer Access From ID-75, drive north from Sunbeam … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Peak 9326 is a seldom-climbed peak that is tucked in behind, and to the north of, Bonanza Peak (9,311 feet). Indeed, it is a ranked hump on the northwest ridge of Bonanza Peak. Peak 9326 is most easily climbed in combination with Bonanza Peak. The ridge traverse between the peaks … Continue reading