Thunder Mountain by Livingston Douglas

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Thunder Mountain is a small peak located south of Elba, ID, near ID-77. Its nearby neighbor to the northwest is Cache Peak (10,339 feet), the highest peak in the Albion Range. In the Grape Fire of September 2016, the east face of Cache Peak was completely scorched. But nearby Thunder … Continue reading

Wild Horse Mountain by Livingston Douglas

This peak is referenced on Page 356 of the book. Published November 2018 Wild Horse Mountain is a rather nondescript hump located just over a mile southeast of Kinport Peak. This the Rodney Dangerfield of Idaho Mountains. It gets NO RESPECT. The USGS map makers didn’t even get its NAME right. Whew. The summit high point is in short desert … Continue reading

Peak 6323

Peak 6323 viewed from Dry Buck Mountain.

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 This forested peak is located northwest of Dry Buck Mountain. The summit of Peak 6323 is reached after a short climb from FSR-643, which traverses the peak’s South and West Slopes. The summit area is tree-covered and does not have a great view. Because the peak was logged in the past, … Continue reading

Peak 6340

Peak 6340 viewed from Dry Buck Mountain.

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 This forested peak is located due west of Dry Buck Mountain. It is a short climb to the summit of Peak 6340 from FSR-620, which traverses the peak’s North and Northwestern Slopes. The summit area is open and has a great view of Squaw Butte. USGS High Valley Access Use the … Continue reading

Dry Buck Mountain

Dry Buck Mountain viewed from the west.

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Dry Buck Mountain is located NNW of Banks, ID, high above the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Payette River. The summit was capped by a fire lookout from 1933 until the early 1970s. The lookout’s foundation still sits on the summit. The views to the east … Continue reading

Kents Peak by Livingston Douglas

This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Kents Peak is a named, but unranked summit, that sits at the head of Kents Canyon. Kents Peak is a gentle hump at the south end of a summit ridge that includes the [higher] north summit, Peak 8540. There were no signs of previous ascent on Kents Peak. Unlike Peak … Continue reading