This peak is not in the book Copper Mountain is the northwestern-most named Sawtooth summit. It rises up above ID-21 west of the point where a road leads west to Bull Trout Lake, which is roughly 1.25 miles south of Banner Summit. This peak is ascended often in the Winter as the nearby highway offers good access to its broad … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added more detailed access and route information as well as new photos to this page. I replaced my entry with Livingston’s. My GPS track is set out below with comments on my climb. Updated October 2023 Peak 5180 is the northwestern-most ranked Danskin Mountains summit. Climb the peak from Deadman Creek … Continue reading
The Clearwater Mountains are Idaho’s largest mountain group and cover most of North Central Idaho. These mountains are mostly Idaho Batholith granite and are covered in places with scattered deposits of older sedimentary and metamorphic rocks that have yet to erode away. During the Pleistocene ice age, alpine glaciers carved cirques and lake basins into the sides of higher Clearwater … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Cottonwood Peak is an attractive summit located in the southern end of the Portneuf Range. There is a mix of state and private land in this area. USGS Cottonwood Peak Russ Durrant reports: Public access to this peak is no problem from the south. Follow the Swan Lake Creek Road east from the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. The elevation and prominence figures are based on LiDAR calculations. Livingston Douglas added new photos. Updated December 2024 Robinson Bar Peak is located northeast of Lookout Mountain and the Salmon River. Climb this peak via the connecting Class 2-3 ridge from Lookout Mountain. See Dave Pahlas’ trip report for the details. USGS Robinson Bar … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas provided the route information below. He states “This is a difficult bushwhack (worst mountain mahogany bushwhack I’ve ever done) and a challenging finish. No one told me to bring rock shoes…” Updated November 2021 Granite Peak is an imposing ridgeline summit in the City of Rocks National Reserve. This rugged, granite-encrusted … Continue reading