This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Peak 7489 is one of three ranked summits at the northernmost end of the Caribou Range. It is the most remote of the three peaks and must be reached by a long ridge traverse requiring quite a bit of tedious bushwhacking. Peak 7489 towers over the Garden Creek drainage to … Continue reading
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This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Peak 7541 is one of three ranked summits at the northernmost end of the Caribou Range. It is the highest of the three peaks and sits above the Nelson Creek drainage. The other two peaks are Mount Baldy (7,388 feet) and Peak 7489. The easiest ascent is from the Nelson … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Mount Baldy is one of three ranked summits at the northernmost tip of the Caribou Range. The other two peaks are a bit higher and reside to the northeast. Mount Baldy sits above the upper reaches of Antelope Creek. The easiest ascent route is via FST-166/Antelope Creek Trail and the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Wheaton Mountain is a fun, short scramble up the southwest ridge from Burns Canyon. Much to my surprise, this is mostly a trail hike and has a lot of open terrain up on the ridge, contrary to what the USGS topo map suggests. Wheaton Mountain is the westernmost bump on … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Lookout Mountain has no fire lookout on it. Nor are the views from the top very impressive. But it is named, ranked, and has a USGS benchmark. So I suppose it has some redeeming value. Contrary to the Wolverine Creek Area Trails Map, there is no trail to the top … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. From 1979 to 1983, I skied to the top of this peak nine times starting at the Kelly Creek Ski Resort. Livingston Douglas provided this trip report covering a summer ascent. Published November 2019 Buckskin Morgan Ridge is a forested ridge just off of FSR-218 in the Kelly Mountain area of the Big … Continue reading