Elevation: 5,849 ft
Prominence: 376
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2020
Peak 5849 is a gentle scrub hump that sits at the mouth of John Evans Canyon, northwest of Malad City, ID. This area is a mix of BLM land and private ranch land, so be careful. Carry a map with the public/private land lines to be safe. Peak 5849 is an easy scramble from John Evans Canyon Road via its north ridge. USGS Ireland Springs
Peak 5849 (hump in dead center) as viewed from John Evans Canyon Road to the east. Livingston Douglas Photo
Access
From Malad City (Exit 13 on I-15), drive northwest up Bannock Road (which becomes Daniels Road) to [signed] 4000N. This road junction is 8.5 miles from the Maverik Gas Station at Exit 13. Go west on 4000N (which becomes John Evans Canyon Road) for 2.7 miles and park at a cattle guard/fence at the base of the north ridge (5,100 feet).
North Ridge, Class 2
The Climb
From the cattle guard, climb up an obvious sagebrush ridge just to the right/west of a prominent dry gully. The sagebrush is thickest in the gully and on the sides of the ridge, so get up onto the crest of the ridge as soon as possible. Scramble up the short scrub on the ridge all the way to the gentle summit. The summit of Peak 5849 has a small cairn. There aren’t many loose rocks with which to build a larger one.
Looking up the north ridge of Peak 5849 from its base at a cattle guard along John Evans Canyon Road. Livingston Douglas Photo
The summit of Peak 5849, looking west at other Pleasantview Hills. Livingston Douglas Photo
The small summit cairn atop Peak 5849. Livingston Douglas Photo
Additional Resources
Regions: Pleasantview Hills->SOUTHERN IDAHO
Mountain Range: Pleasantview Hills
Longitude: -112.40279 Latitude: 42.23559