This peak is not in the book. Published November 2021 Pine Summit is a sagebrush hump that is located close to FSR-079. An old 2-track road leads to the gravelly summit. There are no pines on the summit but there are pines on its west and north sides. USGS Twin Peaks Access From US-93 at the north end of Challis, … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2021 Bonny Benchmark is located west of I-15/Exit 128 (Osgood Area), about 9 miles north of Idaho Falls. This peak is located on private land, so please obtain permission from the landowner before undertaking this hike. An old 2-track road leads most of the way to the summit. USGS Shattuck Butte … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2021 Crescent Butte is the only ranked summit in the south end of the developed part of the Craters of the Moon National Monument. The Wilderness Trail passes the west side of Crescent Butte. Crescent Butte has an impressive crater and requires a bit of a crater rim scramble to reach … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2021 Coyote Butte is a rather insignificant sagebrush hump located southwest of [the much more impressive] Crescent Butte at the north end of the south section of the developed part of the Craters of the Moon National Monument. The Wilderness Trail skirts the east side of Coyote Butte. USGS Inferno Cone … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2021 Echo Crater is a magnificent, rocky crater located in the middle of the south end of the developed part of the Craters of the Moon National Monument. Its measured high point (5,847 feet) is on the edge of the rocky southwest rim of the crater. The Wilderness Trail skirts the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2021 The Watchman is located at the south end of the developed part of the Craters of the Moon National Monument. It is a double-humped summit that is positioned across from, and northeast of, The Sentinel. It is a much more impressive summit than The Sentinel and is almost 50 vertical … Continue reading