This peak is not in the book. Published June 2020 Red Hill is the second highest peak in the Red Hills subrange of the Lost River Range. It is a treeless peak with one of the best 360 degree views in Idaho. USGS Red Hills Access Primary access is from the Wet Creek/Pass Creek Road [(A)(6.1) Page 290]. Follow this … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published May 2020 Donkey Benchmark is the highest point in the Donkey Hills. It is located at the northwest end of this Lost River Range subrange. The USGS and the Coast and Geodetic Survey have both surveyed from this summit. The views of the Lost River Range and Lemhi Range from this summit … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published May 2020 This Taylor Mountain, one of four Idaho peaks with this name, is the highest point in the Red Hills. The Red Hills are a subrange of the Lost River Range located between the Lost River Range’s crest and the Little Lost River Valley. This peak’s north face rises up abruptly … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published May 2020 Phoebe Peak is located southwest of Peak 6820 (Keyhole Mountain) on the massive Log Mountain/Deadwood Divide. USGS Teapot Mountain Access This peak is accessed via FST-090/Indian Ridge Trail [(C)(1.1)(b) on Page 139]. This well-maintained trail leaves the South Fork Salmon River Road at the Krassel Guard Station which is located … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published May 2020 Keyhole Mountain is unofficially named after the keyhole in the peak’s summit block. Although one of the lower elevation summits on the Log Mountain -Deadwood Divide, it is a long haul to reach its summit from the deep South Fork Salmon River Canyon bottom. USGS Teapot Mountain Access This peak … Continue reading
The Red Hills are the middle group of three large ridges that buttress the Lost River Range’s eastern flank. The Donkey Hills are the northernmost group and the Hawley Mountains are the southern group. This northwest-to-southeast ridge is bounded by Dry Creek on its north and east sides, Wet Creek on its south side, and Corral Creek to the west. … Continue reading