Elevation: 5,291 ft
Prominence: 751
This peak is not in the book. Note: Jason traverses from this peak to Gerdie Hill. His route between the peaks continues on the Gerdie Hill page. Jason points out: “Our total stats were 6.23 miles with almost 4,000 feet of elevation gain. You could also easily add Lead Mountain to this route in a long day.” Published October 2021
Cavaney Hill is located on the east side of Silver City Road and north of the Owyhee Mountains/Silver City Range Crest. USGS Silver City
Cavaney Hill. Jason Floyd Photo
Access
From ID-78, go east on Silver City Road [(A)(2) on Page 346] and park at the large parking area on the west side of the road at 10.8 miles. This is in Half Moon Gulch. There are no good parking spots for this peak on the Silver City Road south of Half Moon Gulch.
Southwest Ridge, Class 2
From our parking area, we hiked up the road about 1,200 feet to bypass private property. Leave the road and climb the steep southwest ridge to the summit. I left a summit register.
Climbing the southwest ridge of Cavaney Hill. Jason Floyd Photo
The GPS track for Cavaney Hill and Gerdie Hill
Additional Resources
Regions: Owyhee Mountains->Silver City Range->SOUTHERN IDAHO
Mountain Range: Owyhee Mountains
Longitude: -116.62959 Latitude: 43.05069