This peak is not in the book. Published August 2019 Peak 8420 is located on a ridge that runs from Elk Summit to Pilot Peak. It is between Peak 8498 and Peak 8722. Peak 8420 has an impressive 600+ foot East Face. USGS Wolf Fang Peak Access Primary access for this peak is from the road that runs between Yellow … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published August 2019 Peak 8722 is located between Pilot Peak and Elk Summit. Its slopes are composed of a red-tinted rock that is unique in this area. We ascended this peak in combination with Peak 8420. USGS Wolf Fang Peak Access Primary access for this peak is from the road that runs between … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published August 2019 This peak is located between Pilot Peak and Elk Summit. Although this peak is mostly covered by trees, there is a decent view from the summit. USGS Wolf Fang Peak Access Access this peak from the road that runs between Yellow Pine and Warren: FS-340 [(B)(3.2) on Page 137]. FS-341 … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published August 2019 Peak 8060 is located roughly one mile east of Pilot Peak on the ridgeline that runs from Elk Summit to Pilot Peak. The summit was burned at some point in the recent past. USGS Pilot Peak Access Access this peak from the road that runs between Yellow Pine and Warren: … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published August 2019 This Pilot Peak (one of two Pilot Peaks in Idaho) is located at the West Terminus of a long East/West ridgeline. The peak towers over the deep canyon of the South Fork Salmon River. As a result of its location, the peak has an active fire lookout which covers this … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 120 of the book. Published August 2019 Dixie Mountain is located north of Yellow Pine, Idaho. The peak is part of an impressive ridge system that runs between Profile Gap and Elk Summit. While this ridge is not found within the Frank Church River of no Return Wilderness, it is … Continue reading