This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added this page to the database. He originally climbed this peak via a long hiking traverse from Broken Wagon Peak. I have added a shorter route which is set out below. Updated July 2023 Peak 8297 South is one of two summits of exactly equal, measured heights. This is highly unusual, … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas created the first page for this peak. I added an additional route which is set out down the page. Updated July 2023 Peak 8288 is the easternmost of three gentle hills in this area: Peak 8297 North, Peak 8297 South, and Peak 8288. Peak 8288 towers over the Broken Wagon Creek … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Peak 8256 is located on a north-to-south ridge on the west side of Willow Creek Summit, on US-93 south of Challis, ID. It offers beautiful views of the west side of the Pahsimeroi Range. In May, Peak 8256 is likely to be snow-free while the [higher] Pahsimeroi Range is still buried … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. I added my route for the upper north ridge below Livingston’s route. Published November 2019 Swensen Butte is one of a number of buttes near Trail Creek Road. The southeast gully/south ridge is a fun scramble from a jeep road that gets you to the base of the butte. Swensen Butte has impressive … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Peak 6570 is the southernmost ranked summit in the Lemhi Range. It is located northeast of Howe, ID. There is a lot of private ranch land in this area so be careful. Both routes discussed are entirely on public land. The [lower] east aspects of the mountain are on Idaho … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 The metropolis of Howe, ID has a collection of scrub hills on its west side. Peak 5927 is the high point of these hills. The southeast ridge makes for a fun early-season scramble. If you like USGS benchmarks, you can bag Lope Benchmark on the way up the ridge. USGS … Continue reading