This peak is not in the book. Published November 2021 Rookie Point towers over the junction of Yankee Fork Road and Loon Creek Road and is just north of the Bonanza townsite. It has a beautiful south face with the Bonanza Guard Station at its base. While there is an old 2-track road in a gully on its west side, … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2021 Peak 8767 is located at the head of Armison Gulch on a ridgeline that separates West Fork Creek from Challis Creek. It sits south-southeast of North Twin Peak (10,196 feet) and South Twin Peak (10,340 feet) and provides outstanding views of both peaks. Peak 8767 is most easily reached from … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2021 The east summit of White Mountain is labeled as “White Mountain” on the USGS topo map even though it is not the high point of White Mountain. The Board of Geographic Names corrected this error in 2021. Nevertheless, the name will still be on older maps for many years to … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2021 Blue Mountain is a magnificent, forested peak that towers over US-93 about two miles south of Challis. USGS Bayhorse Access Same as for Peak 6281.This is the second leg of a 2-peak adventure that includes Peak 6281 and Blue Mountain (8,340 feet). It covers 9.5 miles with 3,850 feet of … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2021 Peak 6281 is a rocky, ridgeline summit that is located northeast of Blue Mountain (8,340 feet). It sits above the junction of US-93/ID-75 and the Land of the Yankee Fork State Park just south of Challis. Peak 6281 is most easily reached by an ATV trail that comes up from … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2021 Peak 5788 sits east of the Salmon River and is just southeast of the junction of US-93 and ID-75 south of Challis. Due to extensive private property in this area, Peak 5788 is difficult to reach on public land. This climb is entirely on BLM land so stay on course … Continue reading