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This peak is not in the book. Published November 2024

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Peak 6405 is the first of two ranked summits along Swenson Valley Road in the Soda Springs Hills. It is a scrub hill that is most easily climbed from Swenson Valley Road to its south. This area is a mix of private and public land, so be careful. This climb is entirely on BLM land. USGS Alexander

Access

From US-30 about two miles west of the US-30/ID-34 junction, turn north onto [signed] Ivins Road. Drive north on Ivins Road for about 3.5 miles to a signed junction with Cornelison Road. Cornelison Road is a maintained county road that heads east to the mouth of Swenson Valley/Canyon. Turn right/east onto Cornelison Road and drive 0.4 miles to a signed “T” junction with Swenson Valley Road. Reset your odometer here. At 0.9 miles, reach the BLM boundary. The county road now becomes BLM-12 and is not as well maintained. At 1.4 miles, reach an unsigned junction with a 2-track road heading left/north up a drainage. Park in a large, grassy area at this junction (5,730 feet and 42⁰42’26”N, 111⁰43’33”W).

Map Errors

The USGS topo map shows a 4WD road heading north then northeast to skirt the right/east side of Peak 6405. This 2-track actually heads briefly north then bends northwest to climb up to a saddle southwest of Peak 6405. I saw no evidence of a 2-track on the east side of Peak 6405.

South Ridge, Class 2

The Climb

From the grassy parking area, hike briefly north up the grassy 2-track road. It soon bends left/northwest. Leave the road here and bushwhack through thick scrub to cross a dry, wide drainage to reach the base of the south ridge/face of Peak 6405. Cross a cattle fence and scramble north up through grass/scrub, ground rock, and scattered junipers (not difficult) to reach a false summit hump. Continue north to the open high point of Peak 6405. There was no summit cairn so I built one.