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This peak is not in the book. Published December 2024

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Peak 9323 sits on a high ridge that separates Trapper Creek from the headwaters of the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River in the Eastern Salmon River Mountains. It is most easily climbed from FST-4114 which comes up from both Challis Creek and from Yankee Fork Road. USGS Challis Creek Lakes

Access

Same as for Peak 9380. This is the third leg of a 3-peak adventure that includes Peak 9380, Peak 9209, and Peak 9323. It covers 11.0 miles with 4,075 feet of elevation gain round trip. This is a burn area so take appropriate precautions.

Southeast Face, Class 2

The Climb

From the 8,820-foot connecting saddle with Peak 9209 (Saddle #3), bushwhack northwest up through a fairly thick, live pine forest with some snags and tedious blowdown. Stay on a shoulder (of sorts) and pop out on the east ridge, only 100 vertical feet from the summit. Scramble west up a talus/scree heap to reach the open, rocky summit of Peak 9323. There were no signs of previous ascent, so I built a nice summit cairn with the ample loose talus nearby.

I descended directly from the summit down the southeast face to return to the 8,820-foot connecting saddle. However, this line has much more blowdown and is much more tedious than my ascent line. From Saddle #3, bushwhack straight up the forested slope to reach Saddle #2. Retrace the ascent route back to Yankee Fork Road and the roadside pullout.