Elevation: 5,980 ft
Prominence: 280
This peak is not in the book. Published October 2018
Peak 5980 is located west of Goose Lake and south of Bally Mountain. It is a forested summit that can be accessed from FS-294. USGS Brundage Mountain
The summit area of Peak 5980. John Platt Photo
Access
FS-294 is accessed from New Meadows, Idaho. Take US-95 north from New Meadows a short distance. Turn right onto Circle C Lane. Follow it east until it ends at a “T” junction. At this junction, turn left onto Campbell Road and follow it north then northeast to its junction with FS-294. Turn left onto FS-294 and follow it to the peak.
East Slopes, Class 2
You can undoubtedly find many ways to climb this peak. John Platt’s route is shown on the map below and his trip report is linked below.
John Platt’s GPS track. His loop route covered 1.2 miles with 3,222 feet of elevation gain.
Additional Resources
Regions: Northwest Corner Peaks->Salmon River Mountains->WESTERN IDAHO->Western Salmon River Mountains
Mountain Range: Western Salmon River Mountains
Longitude: -116.24759 Latitude: 45.07019