Peak 10340 by Livingston Douglas

Peak 10340 and its easy north ridge (left of center) as viewed from the connecting saddle with Reentrant Peak. Livingston Douglas Photo

Climbing and Idaho access information for this peak is on Page 325 of the book. Livingston Douglas climbed the peak from the Montana side of the border. Published November 2020 This peak is located between Reentrant Peak and Tuscany Peak on the Idaho/Montana border. USGS Eighteenmile Peak Montana Access Same as for Reentrant Peak. This is the second leg of … Continue reading

Peak 8881 by Livingston Douglas

Peak 8881 (dead center) as viewed from Irving Creek Road to its south. Livingston Douglas Photo

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2020 Peak 8881 is one of five ranked peaks that surround the upper reaches of Irving Creek. Two of the peaks are on the Continental Divide and a third peak is very close to the CD. This five-peak adventure includes Peak 8589, Peak 9521, Peak 9660, Peak 9201, and Peak 8881. … Continue reading

Paul Benchmark by Livingston Douglas

Paul Benchmark as viewed from the west at the junction of FSR-005 and FSR-001. The summit is in dead center in the distance. Livingston Douglas Photo

This peak is not in the book. I added additional information by Rick Baugher at the bottom of the page. Published November 2020 Paul Benchmark is located just above Paul Reservoir and East Modoc Creek in the South Beaverheads. It is a rather insignificant scrub hump but is a ranked summit. It is most easily climbed via its southwest shoulder … Continue reading

Peak 9233 by Livingston Douglas

Rugged Peak 9233 as viewed from the saddle at the base of the east ridge. Livingston Douglas Photo

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2020 Peak 9233 is an Idaho peak that may be blocked by private land on the Idaho side (Carmen Creek Road). This is the lengthy route entirely on public land from the Montana side (Ajax Lake). On this route, you must climb the east ridge which is a full-on, Class 3 … Continue reading

Peak 8860 by Livingston Douglas

Peak 8860 (right of center) and the weaving, undulating ridge line leading east then southeast to the summit. Livingston Douglas Photo

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2020 Peak 8860 is one of two peaks that sit on a ridgeline at the head of West Modoc Creek and Middle Modoc Creek. The other peak is Peak 8871. There is an ATV trail/road on the ridge crest (FST-013) but the up-and-down terrain is easy, open scrub and is a … Continue reading