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This peak is not in the book. Updated December 2021.

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The highest point in Lewis County is located northwest of Grangeville, Idaho in the Craig Mountains. This peak is located entirely on private property and you will need to secure permission to visit its summit. Please note that Brian Metz is no longer the appropriate landowner to call (as of 2021) for permission. See the link to peakbagger.com for updated trip reports.

Ken Jones provided the following information:

Permission: We learned from Barney Metz’s write-up on the County High Point website that we could gain permission from the landowner (the Landowners Hunting Co-op) by calling (208) 798-0840. Brian Metz answered the phone. He was very helpful, and gave us directions to both the Lewis and Nez Perce County High Points. It’s not clear to me if the Nez Perce High Point is on Co-op land. The Co-op evidently consist of a large number of scattered parcels in both Idaho and Washington. [Editor’s Note: I have not verified that the contact information is still valid].

Acsess: From the junction of Forest Road and Business Route 95 in Winchester, we followed Forest Road past Winchester Lake State Park (0.3 miles) and the end of the pavement, reaching a T-intersection at 1.7 miles. Turning left, we headed south on Forest Road to a sharp right at 5.5 miles and a left bend at 6.5 miles, reaching Forest (a cluster of buildings with a slow speed limit) and a junction at 7.6 miles. We turned right onto Soldiers Meadow Road and bore left at 8.6 miles. This is part of a complicated intersection (one of those triangular affairs, but larger than normal) which took us southbound onto (signed) Hoover Point Road. At 11.0 miles, we stayed left, reaching the fence at 11.2 miles. The gate was open on this day. The road deteriorated immediately. We kept right at an indistinct fork at 11.3 miles and continued south to an (unlocked) gate at 11.6 miles. At this point, the mud holes in the road was making it uncomfortable to drive (even with 4WD) and we decided to walk.

We headed south through the gate and stayed left at a junction (unmapped) soon after. This left fork passes just to the east of the Point 4795 (no markings found). We returned to the unmapped road and continued until we were northeast of the other two 4780+ contours, which we then visited. There was no clear winner among these three points and no way to sight one through the vegetation. For planning purposes, this one was still a bit muddy over Memorial Day Weekend of a drought year.

Note: To combine this trip with the Nez Perce County High Point, head back to Soldiers Meadow Road. From the junction mentioned above, it is about 6.0 miles west on Soldiers Meadow Road to intersect the Nez Perce County High Point Route.