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This peak is not in the book. The male elevation is 9,196. Published November 2024

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Thanks to LiDAR, Peak 9205 is now a ranked summit. It is a rugged, rocky hump that towers above Bloomington Lake to its east. Peak 9205 is most easily climbed via a hike up FST-372 then a scramble up the rocky, narrow west ridge. USGS Paris Peak

Access

From US-89 at the south end of Bloomington, turn west onto [signed] Bloomington Canyon Road/FSR-409 and follow it for 11.1 miles to its end at the Bloomington Lake trailhead parking area. This parking area is at 8,212 feet and 42⁰08’57”N, 111⁰35’01”W. FSR-409 is smooth for the first four miles but it becomes much rougher and rockier higher up. A 4WD with good tires and medium clearance is required to make it to the trailhead.

West Ridge, Class 3

The Climb

From the trailhead parking lot, head southwest up an old jeep road (shown on the USGS topo map) that soon becomes a foot/MC trail (FST-372). This trail climbs steeply southwest then south to cross the west ridge of Peak 9205 after about ¾ mile. Leave the trail here (just above a signed trail junction) and scramble southeast then east up the narrow, rock-and-brush ridge. Early on, the ridge has open areas and is not difficult. Higher up, the ridge narrows and steepens.

Skirt the right/south side of steep ridge rock higher up and eventually reach the high point from the south face. The west ridge is a tedious mix of Class 3 ridge rock with brush mixed in. Some of the ridge outcrops/blocks are much worse than Class 3 and must be skirted on face rock and boulders on the right/south side of the narrow ridge crest. The high point is open and had a large, torn-down cairn so I rebuilt it. The summit offers a stunning view of the two Bloomington Lakes.