This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Peak 8184 towers above the Preuss Creek drainage to the north. It is a somewhat brushy climb from Crow Creek Road to the east. The summit is at the south end of a long, narrow elongated ridge crest (8,160+) and is NOT Point 8184 as shown on the USGS map, … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Peak 7595 sits at the north end of the Sheep Creek Hills. The summit is on private land and is fenced, posted, and gated (orange paint included). Having climbed all the way up from the floor of Montpelier Canyon to bag this peak, my frustration was high when I was … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. This peak can be climbed as part of a three-peak traverse described at the following link: The Giveout Triple Play. Published November 2019 Peak 7638 sits above Whiskey Flat and is on a ridge that parallels Crow Creek Road. FSR-801 (a narrow, badly rutted jeep road only suitable for ATVs) runs the entire length … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. This peak can be climbed as part of a three-peak traverse described at the following link: The Giveout Triple Play. Published November 2019 Peak 7765 is the second, and higher, ranked summit on a ridge that includes Shale Point (7,740 feet) to the south. The summit plateau/ridge crest is narrow and quite long … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. This peak can be climbed as part of a three-peak traverse described at the following link: The Giveout Triple Play. Published November 2019 Shale Point is the first of two ranked summits on a ridgeline that is separated from the higher Snowslide Ridge to the south by Snowslide Canyon. It has Montpelier Creek to … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Gas Benchmark is a ranked summit located in the Sheep Creek Hills south of Montpelier, Idaho. This area is mostly private land but there are access roads through it to reach BLM land (to the east and south) and National Forest land (to the north). If you stay on the … Continue reading