Peak 7693 by Livingston Douglas

View of Peak 7637 from the summit of Peak 7693. Livingston Douglas Photo

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2020 Peak 7693 is a remote peak situated on the north side of Pritchard Creek Canyon in the Caribou Range. It is difficult to reach thanks to private land closures at the mouth of Pritchard Creek Canyon. It can be reached, however, via a long ridge traverse and bushwhack from Blacktail … Continue reading

Peak 7637 by Livingston Douglas

Peak 7637 (forested hump in center) as viewed from the southeast along the ridge crest. Livingston Douglas Photo

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2020 Peak 7637 is the high point on a ridge that separates Pritchard Creek Canyon from Fall Creek Canyon. It is most easily reached via Blacktail Canyon and the east ridge of Point Lookout. You can also stay on FST-179 all the way from Blacktail Canyon to the summit and avoid … Continue reading

Peak 8980 by Livingston Douglas

Peak 8980 (center, forested) as viewed from the east. Livingston Douglas Photo

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2020 Peak 8980 is located on the Continental Divide southwest of Bannack Pass. It separates the Divide Creek (ID) from Little Deadman Creek (MT). Peak 8980 is most easily climbed via its northeast ridge from Bannack Pass on the CDT. It can be combined with a climb of Peak 9768 to … Continue reading

Peak 8137 by Livingston Douglas

Peak 8137 as viewed from the end of Fritz Creek Road/FSR-199. The summit is open scrub but is hidden behind the pine forest. Note the fence row, the old 2-track road, and the cows. Livingston Douglas Photo

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2020 Peak 8137 is a foothill hump that sits above the North Fork Fritz Creek. It is dwarfed by Fritz Peak to the south and Scott Peak to the southwest. The rugged ridge of the Continental Divide is to the west and southwest and includes such other luminaries as Eighteenmile Peak … Continue reading

Peak 9766 by Livingston Douglas

Peak 9766 and its LONG southeast ridge. The summit is right of center. Livingston Douglas Photo

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2020 Peak 9766 is located on the Continental Divide and is an easy climb (mostly on the CDT) from Goldstone Pass. The southeast summit is the high point (9,766 feet) but by only a measly foot as compared to its northwest summit (9,765 feet). Peak 9766 towers over two beautiful Montana … Continue reading

Peak 9755 by Livingston Douglas

Peak 9755 and its magnificent, rocky northeast ridge (viewed head-on). Livingston Douglas Photo

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2020 Peak 9755 is a rocky, pyramidal summit that sits southwest of Point 9765 and the Continental Divide. It is best climbed in combination with nearby Peak 9766. Unlike Peak 9766 which is on the ID/MT border (on the Continental Divide), Peak 9755 is entirely in the State of Idaho. Its … Continue reading