Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 131 of the book. This peak has been under assault by miners since the mid-1800s. There is currently significant mining going on on the peak’s South Face nearly up to its summit. Further mining has taken place on its East Side where you will find old cabins and other mining … Continue reading
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This peak is not found in the book. Peak 9403 sits between Estes Mountain and Mount Greylock north of the Yankee Fork Town Site. It is 1.4 miles SSE of Estes Mountain, 0.8 miles NNE of Mount Greylock, and 0.6 miles east of Peak 9380. Climb this peak in conjunction with a climb of Mount Greylock. Climb this peak from … Continue reading
This peak is not found in the book. Peak 9380 sits between Estes Mountain and Mount Greylock, north of the Yankee Fork Town Site. It is 1.2 miles SSE of Estes Mountain and 0.8 miles north of Mount Greylock. I climbed the peak in 2014 with Gilbert Gallegos and Andrew Chiles from the saddle south of Estes Mountain. The summit … Continue reading
This peak is not found in the book. Peak 9366 offers a great viewpoint for this section of the Salmon River Mountains and can be climbed in combination with an ascent of Mount Greylock. USGS Custer I climbed the peak in 2014 with Gilbert Gallegos and Andrew Chiles from the saddle south of Estes Mountain. The summit is a short … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 131 of the book. Mount Greylock is just 43 feet shy of 10,000 feet. As I noted in the book, it served as a fire lookout from 1934-1942. As you will see from the accompanying photos, the lookout is no longer habitable. From the summit, there are exceptional views of … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 356 of the book. Matt Durrant supplied the following detailed standard route information and photo. Farther down the page is information on my ascent up the peak’s west side. Still farther down the page, Livingston Douglas provided a new route on the peak, the northeast shoulder/north ridge. The register and summit … Continue reading