This peak is not in the book. Published December 2020 Peak 7423 is located in the Western Centennials above Porcupine Pass (7,062 feet). It is one of three humps of similar height that are south or east of the pass and are close to each other: Peak 7496, Point 7388, and Peak 7429. This area is thickly forested and navigation … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published December 2020 Peak 8450 is located in the Western Centennials above Porcupine Pass (7,062 feet). It is a long, narrow ridgeline summit that is northwest of the pass. It is most easily climbed via its southeast ridge from Porcupine Pass. USGS Corral Creek Access Porcupine Pass (7,062 feet) is reached from I-15 … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Please note that the book identifies Peak 9220 as “Big Table Mountain” on Page 332 but that mountain is actually on the west side of East Camas Creek, much farther west on the Continental Divide than Peak 9220 (as per the USGS topo map and LOJ). Published December 2020 Peak 9220 is located … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published December 2020 Peak 8026 is a forested hump that separates Little Creek to its west from Ching Creek to its east. The easiest ascent route is the southeast ridge from the Aldous Lake/CDT Trailhead at the end of FSR-027/Aldous Lake Road. The south ridge is a much more punishing endeavor. Trust me. … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published December 2020 Peak 7415 is a forested hump that is a short ridge scramble from its connecting saddle with Peak 8026 along FSR-027/Aldous Lake Road. USGS Antelope Valley Access From the north side of Kilgore, ID, drive north on [signed] Cottonwood Creek Road/FSR-026. At 3.9 miles, reach a [signed] junction with East … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published December 2020 Peak 7766 is a forested hump that separates Little Creek from Kay Creek in the Centennial Mountains north of Kilgore, ID. It is most easily climbed via a bushwhack from a hairpin turn in FSR-027/Aldous Lake Road at its junction with [closed] FSR-091. This climb is entirely on National Forest … Continue reading