Elevation: 8,213 ft
Prominence: 873
This peak is not in the book. Published July 2018
War Eagle Mountain is located northeast of Secesh Meadows and Warren Wagon Road. It is a big rounded mountain with over 800 feet of prominence. An active fire lookout is located on the summit. As you would expect, the view from the top is massive. USGS War Eagle Mountain
War Eagle Mountain as viewed from the northeast.
Access and Route, Class 1
To reach the lookout, take Warren Wagon Road north from McCall to its junction with Burgdorf Road/FS-246 and reset your odometer. Continue west on Warren Wagon Road for 2.7 miles then turn north onto FS-325. Be warned that while this road is shown as an improved road on the Payette National Forest map (there are bridges along the way), the farther you go, the worse the road becomes. It is no longer an improved road. A 4WD vehicle with AT tires is recommended. Follow FS-325 for 5.9 miles to a junction with FS-331. Turn onto this road and follow it for 1.1 miles to a junction with the 4WD road that quickly climbs to the lookout.
The fire lookout is one of three manned lookouts in the northwest corner of the Salmon River Mountains.
Additional Resources
Regions: Northwest Corner Peaks->Salmon River Mountains->WESTERN IDAHO->Western Salmon River Mountains
Mountain Range: Western Salmon River Mountains
Year Climbed: 2018
Longitude: -115.79489 Latitude: 45.32159