Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 117 of the book. The route in the book covers hiking approaches. The route below covers the road approach. Published June 2019 East Peak is the highest point in the North Fork Range, a subrange of the Salmon River Mountains. It is one of the most outstanding viewpoints in Idaho. … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published June 2019 Sagebrush Mountain is located northeast of the central Bighorn Crags. It has a fire lookout on its summit. USGS Bighorn Crags Bing Young summarized the lookout’s history as follows: Sagebrush lookout, at 7,147 feet, has long since been an important lookout in the Forest. On the 1918 map, Sagebrush was … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published June 2019 Long Tom Mountain is located 36.0 miles WNW of Salmon, Idaho. A fire lookout is located on a point just south of the summit. USGS Long Tom Mountain Bing Young provided the following history of the lookout: If any one point on the Forest had to be selected as being … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated July 2019 Lake Mountain is located on the East Edge of the Salmon River Mountains, 14.0 miles southwest of Salmon, Idaho. It was once a fire lookout but is now the home of an FAA site. The FAA has sheared off the top and put a location beacon in the center of … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Bing Young provided the lookout’s history. Livingston Douglas added his more detailed take on reaching the summit. Updated November 2923 Red Rock Peak, a former fire lookout site, is located in the Yellowjacket Mountains subrange of the Salmon River Mountains southeast of the Bighorn Crags. Like all fire lookout sites, it has an … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published June 2019 Oreana Ridge is located WNW of North Fork, Idaho. A fire lookout, open to the public, is still found on its summit. USGS Tincup Hill Bing Young recounts its history as follows: Oreana or Oreano? This name appears differently on [different) maps and documents, to say nothing of the way it … Continue reading