Big Horse Butte by Livingston Douglas

View of Little Horse Butte and its windmill-clad summit from Big Horse Butte. Livingston Douglas Photo

This peak is not in the book. This peak is located on private property. Please obtain permission before visiting the summit. Published November 2020 Big Horse Butte is one of the few ranked summits in the “Windmill District” east of Idaho Falls. These are the foothills of the Caribou Range and are dotted with numerous windmills visible from I-15. On … Continue reading

Peak 5342

Peak 5342 viewed from the lower slopes of Red Mountain.

This peak is not in the book. Published October 2020 Peak 5342 is located northeast of Red Mountain and east of the main Owyhee Mountains crest. USGS Toy Pass Access This peak is accessed from Oreana, Idaho. The directions in the book [A](3) on Pages 346-347] described the route to Toy Pass via the Bachman Grade/Triangle Road. This road is … Continue reading

Lookout Mountain 7539

This peak is not in the book. Published September 2020 This peak is located just southeast of Bellevue, Idaho. The peak is on BLM land but is completely surrounded by private land. As a result, access is an issue. Nevertheless, the peak is occasionally climbed. Dan Robbins’ trip report is linked below and discusses a possible access route. USGS Seamans … Continue reading

Peak 9242 (Mount Mills)

View of the ridge connecting Mount Mills (9,424’) with the point marked Mount Mills (9,195’) on the topographic map. Judi Steciak Photo

Climbing and access information for the lower summit of Mount Mills is on Page 129 of the book. Judi Steciak and Carl Hamke pointed out to me that the map makers placed the peak’s name on its lower northern summit (not an uncommon occurrence). This entry corrects the error and will get you to the true summit. Published September 2020 … Continue reading

Peak 8860 (Center Ridge Peak #2)

Peak 8860 (Center Ridge #2) viewed from the south. John Platt Photo

Peak 8860 is located in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness east-southeast of Edwardsburg on an long ridgeline that divides Little Marble Creek and Snowslide Creek. This ridge starts at Cougar Peak and runs northeast over Peak 8421, Peak 8860, and Snowslide Peak to Center Mountain. USGS Edwardsburg Access Access is  via the Cougar Basin Trail/FST-004 [(B)(3.2)(c) and … Continue reading

Peak 8421 (Center Ridge Peak #1)

Peak 8421 (Center Ridge #1) viewed from the south. John Platt Photo

This peak is not in the book. Published August 2020 Peak 8421 is located in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness east-southeast of Edwardsburg on an long ridgeline that divides Little Marble Creek and Snowslide Creek. This ridge starts at Cougar Peak and runs northeast over Peak 8421, Peak 8860, and Snowslide Peak to Center Mountain. USGS Edwardsburg … Continue reading