Pickles Butte

This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added two photos to the initial entry. Updated November 2022 Pickles Butte is the highest point in Canyon County. Consequently, this peak is on a lot of peakbaggers’ lists. There are exceptional views of the Owyhee Mountains from the summit. The butte is located southwest of Nampa on land owned by … Continue reading

Peak 5303

This peak is not in the book. Also see the Owyhee Mountains Peaks List for all of the peaks in this range. Peak 5303 sits in the Western Owyhee Mountains just east of US-95 and north of Flattop Butte. Like most peaks in this area, it can be climbed from almost any direction. I climbed it from the east and Chipmunk … Continue reading

Flattop Butte

This peak is not in the book. Also see the Owyhee Mountains Peaks List for all of the peaks in this range. Flattop Butte is located east of US-95. Access to the peak begins at Milepost 7 on a good gravel road. The road is unsigned but some maps refer to it as Chipmunk Road. Follow the road southeast past a … Continue reading

Peak 7789 (Porcupine Ridge)

This peak is not in the book. This unnamed peak sits directly north of Big Creek Summit, the high point on the Warm Lake Road between Cascade and Warm Lake. Use the link below to see John Platt’s trip report for his first day of Spring ascent. Idaho’s mountains are never ending. The ridgeline running north from Big Creek Summit … Continue reading

Pole Creek Top

This peak is not in the book. Also see the Owyhee Mountains Peaks List for all of the peaks in this range. Pole Creek Top is the highest point of a broad flat top ridge that sits squarely on the Idaho/Oregon border west of ID-95. While not a jagged peak, this summit has a lot to offer in views and pleasant … Continue reading