Wilderness Peak

Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 366 of the book. Livingston Douglas has provided new route information on this outstanding summit which is set out below. Preliminarily, Livingston relates that the rating found in the book is too low, stating, “I must comment on your book’s rating of the north ridge (from the northeast spur) as Class … Continue reading

Peak 9768 (Mount Mansfield)

This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas has provided detailed route information below. Updated November 2018 This peak is unofficially named after southeastern Idaho pioneer geologist/geographer, George Rogers Mansfield. Mount Mansfield is situated on the Columbia-Great Basin Divide, 1.5 miles southeast of Meade Peak. The two peaks are separated by a 9,162-foot saddle. Climb the peak from the … Continue reading

Caribou Mountain

Caribou Mountain viewed from the Grays Lake Road to the west.

Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 371 of the book. Below you will find updated and more detailed access and route information from my climb of the Northwest Cirque Traverse, Livingston Douglas’ climb of the south ridge and Ken Jones’ trip report 2011. Updated November 2020 Caribou Mountain is one of the most desirable peaks found … Continue reading

Red Butte by Livingston Douglas

This peak is not in the book. Also see the Garns Mountain, Piney Peak and Red Butte Traverse page for additional details on how to reach these three summits. Updated November 2020 Red Butte is a rather strange concoction with four separate summits. One summit is forested, another is a hump of red gravel, and the other two summits are … Continue reading

Buffalo Skull Peak

Climbing and access information for this peak is on Pages 299-300 of the book. Updated September 2020 Buffalo Skull Peak named after lake at its base is steep sided summit guarded by steep talus and ragged cliffs. Rick Baugher climbed this peak in 1996 via the west ridge and found no evidence of previous ascent. From Buffalo Skull Peak he … Continue reading