This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Peak 7233 is a small, hidden summit located at the top of some forested cliff bands on the west side of Eightmile Canyon Road/FSR-425, about ¼ mile below the site of the old Eightmile Campground. Eightmile Campground has been out of service for years, so it’s in pretty rough shape, … Continue reading
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This peak is not in the book. Please note that the North Fork Wilson Creek Trail/FST-348 (on Page 366 of the book) is now signed as “Wilson Canyon Trail” at its junction with the Highline Trail/FST-316 near Trouble Spring. The USGS topo map fails to show FST-331 and erroneously shows South Fork Wilson Creek Trail/FST-330 (which no longer exists). Published November … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Peak 9212 is a satellite summit just south of the south ridge of Sherman Peak. It is located just under two miles south of Sherman Peak. The easiest route of ascent is via its south ridge from Skinner Canyon Road/FSR-403. Unlike its neighbor to the north, Peak 9212 is seldom … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 365 of the book. Please note that South Fork Wilson Creek Trail/FST-330, which is a route referred to in the book, no longer exists. The easiest ascent route for Soda Peak is via an old, unmarked ATV trail that climbs the east side of the north ridge. This unmarked trail … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Peak 8540 has three summit humps of equal height (8520+), according to the USGS topo map. LOJ shows only the summit hump with the largest surface area as the high point. But is that really the high point? Read on to find out the answer. USGS Paris Peak South Face, Class … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published October 2018 This peak is located southeast of Saint Charles Mountain. I call it Worm Lake Peak because it dominates the Worm Lake Basin with its impressive north ridge. The standard route up this seldom-climbed peak is from the south via the Highline Trail. USGS Paris Peak West Ridge, Class 2 Access Same … Continue reading