This peak is not in the book. Published June 2019 Indian Peak is located northwest of North Fork, Idaho and north of the Salmon River. USGS Ulysses Mountain Bing Young uncovered the fact that the peak was used as a crude fire lookout in the distant past. Bing writes: Indian Peak is a 7763-foot mountain directly north of Ulysses Mountain … Continue reading
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This peak is not in the book. Published June 2019 Duck Creek Point is located at the South End of the Yellowjacket Mountains Subrange of the Salmon River Mountains. The old lookout was still standing in 2010. USGS Duck Creek Point Bing Young writes: Duck Creek Point is in the Yellowjacket Mountains near the South End of the Forest. It is … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added the paragraph covering the road that leads from FSR-038 to the summit. Updated November 2023 Blue Nose is located on the Idaho/Montana border on top of the Bitterroot Mountains crest. This remote summit is a former fire lookout site operated by the Salmon National Forest. As such, a road leads … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published June 2019 Blackbird Mountain is located in the Yellowjacket Mountains Subrange of the Salmon River Mountains due east of the Bighorn Crags. USGS Blackbird Mountain According to Bing Young: Blackbird Mountain, aside from being historically famous for cobalt mining, was one of the first lookouts in the Salmon National Forest. At an altitude … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas revised this page and added photos. Updated November 2023 Quartzite Mountain is located in the Yellowjacket Mountains. The summit is a short walk from the long road into the Bighorn Crags. It offers a great spot to take a break if you are making the long, tedious drive to the Bighorn … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published June 2019 Beartrap Ridge is located north of the Salmon River and west of North Fork, Idaho. It is in an area where the Clearwater and Bitterroot Mountains merge without a clear boundary line. This peak was a fire lookout site as early as 1919. The lookout was finally destroyed by the … Continue reading