Peak 6966

Peak 6966 from Horseshoe Summit. Mike Hays Photo

This peak is not in the book. Peak 6966 is the southern summit of Horseshoe Summit. It has 346 feet of prominence. A road leads to the top. Use the Horseshoe Summit page to learn how to ascend this rocky point. USGS Horseshoe Lake   … Continue reading

Horseshoe Summit by Mike Hays

LThe top of Horseshoe Summit. Mike Hays Photo

This peak is not in the book. Please note that this is a twin-summitted peak, separated by a 6,600 foot-saddle and 0.5 miles. Both summits have prominence and both are reached via 4WD roads. The second peak is named Peak 6966. I refer to this peak as Horseshoe Summit which is not its official name. Some sources refer to it … Continue reading

Indian Peak 7728 by Mike Hays

This is the gentle south side of Indian Peak. The ridge running north is basically as high as the high point. The view is from Rocky Peak. July 2007 Mike Hays Photo

Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 71 of the book. Mike Hays has provided this extensive update to the information found in the book. Indian Peak is the highest point on the divide between Schwar Creek and Buck Lake Creek, two major northern tributaries in the vast Meadow Creek drainage which, after Moose Creek, are the … Continue reading

Coolwater Mountain by Mike Hays

The summit. Mike Hays Photo

This peak is not in the book. I added historical information provided by the Nez Perce Clearwater NF at the bottom of this page. Updated July 2021 Coolwater Mountain is the westernmost high point of the divide separating the Selway and Lochsa Basins. The mountain is not actually in the high crags but is a western extension of the Divide. … Continue reading

Heavens Gate by Mike Hays

Heavens Gate. Mile Hays Photo

This peak is not in the book. Published March 2018 Heavens Gate is situated on the boundary of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and just outside the Hells Canyon Wilderness. The Idaho portion of these two units is located in the Nez Perce National Forest but is managed by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Heavens Gate is not as spectacular … Continue reading

Peak 10042 (Don Moore Peak) by Livingston Douglas

Peak 10042 unofficially named after Don Moore. Michael Darcy Photo

This peak is not in the book.  Peak 10042 is located on the Idaho/Montana border southeast of Ajax Peak. I climbed Ajax Peak first and then climbed Peak 10042.  I ascended Darcy’s Northwest Ridge Route, but descended a new route (the Northeast Ridge Route). USGS Homer Youngs Peak. It was unofficially named “Don Moore Peak” by the late Michael Darcy. … Continue reading