This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 This forested peak is located due west of Dry Buck Mountain. It is a short climb to the summit of Peak 6340 from FSR-620, which traverses the peak’s North and Northwestern Slopes. The summit area is open and has a great view of Squaw Butte. USGS High Valley Access Use the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Dry Buck Mountain is located NNW of Banks, ID, high above the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Payette River. The summit was capped by a fire lookout from 1933 until the early 1970s. The lookout’s foundation still sits on the summit. The views to the east … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Kents Peak is a named, but unranked summit, that sits at the head of Kents Canyon. Kents Peak is a gentle hump at the south end of a summit ridge that includes the [higher] north summit, Peak 8540. There were no signs of previous ascent on Kents Peak. Unlike Peak … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Peak 8540 is located just over a mile southeast of Elkhorn Peak. It sits on the Bannock Divide and is the high point of the Kents Peak massif. It is located about ½ mile north of Kents Peak (an unranked summit) on a connecting ridge. USGS Elkhorn Peak West Ridge, Class 2 … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Peak 8110 is a neglected summit that is tucked in between Freeman Ridge to the north and Snowdrift Mountain to the south. This is an active phosphate mining area. Freeman Ridge is currently being mined for phosphate; previously, Snowdrift Mountain had an active phosphate mining operation. Access is restricted in … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Peak 8621 is on the Elkhorn Divide and is about midway between Elkhorn Peak to the south and Wakley Peak to the north. It is an easy scramble from the Wright Creek Trail at the 8,260-foot saddle which lies at the base of the north ridge. USGS Elkhorn Peak North … Continue reading