Peak 6218

Peak 6218. Photo, Margo Mandella

This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas climbed this peak from Peak 6850. His Southwest Shoulder Route is set out below. Updated November 2022 Peak 6218 is on a long north/south trending ridgeline that separates Maxfield Creek from Thompson Creek. USGS Deer Mountain Access FS-069 climbs up Hawks Gulch and then drops into Maxfield Creek. The road fords … Continue reading

Peak 6394

Peak 6394 viewed from the north.

This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added two additional routes to this entry. Updated November 2022 Peak 6394 is located in the center of the southern section of the Soldier Mountains on a north/south trending ridge that separates Thompson Creek from Maxfield Creek. USGS Deer Mountain Access FS-069 climbs up Hawks Gulch and then drops into Maxfield … Continue reading

Peak 6412

This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added a new line of descent as he continued on from the summit to climb Peak 6218. Updated November 2022 Peak 6412 is located in the center of the southern section of the Soldier Mountains on a north/south trending ridge line that rises between Hunter Creek in the west and Maxfield … Continue reading

Peak 6885

Peak 6885 from the south.

This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added the East Face Route found below. Updated November 2022 Peak 6885 is located a little more than a mile west of the point where Chimney Creek Road reaches the Sawtooth National Forest boundary in the southern Soldier Mountains. Chimney Benchmark is the closest named point. Peak 6885 is roughly 2.5 … Continue reading

Peak 6860

Peak 6860 viewed from the southeast. The cut running up,toward the summit is a bulldozer track made to install a range fence.

This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added the Northwest Ridge Route to this entry. Updated November 2022 Peak 6860 is located northwest of Sheep Point. This peak has a rocky summit outcrop that requires a short scramble. While the peak is a quick hike from the Featherville Highway (FS-484) which follows its northern slopes, the easiest route … Continue reading

Sheep Point

Sheep Point viewed from the north.

This peak is not in the book. Published June 2019 Sheep Point is located SSW of Smoky Dome in the complicated tangle of peaks that rise up between the Camas Prairie and the main Soldier Mountains Crest. This peak is perhaps the most distinctive peak in this group as it is somewhat isolated from the other peaks and is easily … Continue reading