This peak is not in the book. Updated November 2020 Mount Two Top is located on the east side of Henrys Lake. As its name implies, Mount Two Top is a mountain with twin summits. The north summit (8,710 feet) is higher than the south summit (8,666 feet). The true/north summit has three USGS benchmarks atop it. Mount Two Top … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 356 of the book. Livingston Douglas provided the major updates (below) to the information found in the book. Updated November 2018 Scout Mountain is probably the most visited summit in the Bannock Range because of its close proximity to Pocatello and the relatively easy access from a paved road. It … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 296 of the book. Tendoy Peak is approached from the impressive Bear Valley Lakes Basin [(A)(10.2)(a) on Page 316]. Livingston Douglas has provided detailed route information for his ascent and descent routes on the peak’s Northeast Ridge and Southeast Face. It is likely that his lines are first ascents/descents on … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 323 of the book. I identified the [lower] North Summit as Elk Mountain and this peak as Horse Prairie Peak because (1) there are too many Elk Mountains in Idaho, (2) the high point is the site of the Horse Prairie BM and (3) Horse Prairie is a much more … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. This peak sits on the main Beaverhead Crest east of Italian Peak and north of Huhs Horn. USGS Scott Peak … Continue reading
Pillar Butte is the source of the immense Wapi volcanic flow which is part of the Great Rift. It is a remote, rugged butte on the Snake River Plain that has an exciting, rocky finish. Yes, the summit is a pillar (see photo). You must cross an extensive, but easy, area of hardened lava flows to reach the summit ridge … Continue reading