This peak is not in the book. Published June 2019 Bear Creek Point is a remote, former fire lookout site located above and just west of the Middle Fork Salmon River in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. USGS Bear Creek Point Bing Young provided the following information: Bear Creek Point is on the west side of the Middle … Continue reading
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This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added three photos. Updated November 2023 Baldy (originally known as Salmon City Peak) is located roughly 5 miles southwest of Salmon, Idaho. The peak was used as an early fire lookout and currently has a lot of communications equipment on its summit. The summit is visible to the southeast from Salmon. … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated July 2019 Anderson Mountain is located at the north end of the Beaverhead Mountains just west of the Continental Divide. It is a former fire lookout site. The tree-covered summit is located just off the Continental Divide Trail. There is a view south toward Pyramid Peak. USGS Gibbonsville Bing Young recounted the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added the more direct North Face Route set out below. Updated November 2022 As US-20 climbs east up Rattlesnake Creek, it passes the site of a former tollgate. The road makes a sweeping right-hand turn and then a sweeping left-hand turn to climb out of the drainage. As the road completes … Continue reading
This peal is not in the book. Published May 2019 This is one of seven Idaho peaks named Kelly Mountain. It is located east of Riggins, Idaho and just north of the main fork of the Salmon River. John Platt recommends this peak as a great early-season hike. His trip report is linked below. USGS Kelly Mountain Access Access this … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published May 2019 Berg Mountain is located 4.5 miles east of Riggins, Idaho and two miles north of the Salmon River. It is the southwestern-most Clearwater Mountains summit and is easily accessed from Riggins. This peak is a good early-season destination. USGS Riggins Hot Springs Access Access this peak from Riggins by taking … Continue reading