This peak is not in the book. Published March 2018 Heavens Gate is situated on the boundary of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and just outside the Hells Canyon Wilderness. The Idaho portion of these two units is located in the Nez Perce National Forest but is managed by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Heavens Gate is not as spectacular … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 10042 is located on the Idaho/Montana border southeast of Ajax Peak. I climbed Ajax Peak first and then climbed Peak 10042. I ascended Darcy’s Northwest Ridge Route, but descended a new route (the Northeast Ridge Route). USGS Homer Youngs Peak. It was unofficially named “Don Moore Peak” by the late Michael Darcy. … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated April 2018 Dryden Peak is located in the Western Owyhee Mountains north of Piute Butte and due south of Buck Mountain. The ridge it sits on is the second north-south ridge line east of US-95. This peak has an interesting cone-shaped, cliff-ringed summit. USGS Soldier Cap Squaw Creek and its tributaries cut deep canyons on … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated April 2018 Piute Butte is a rugged peak with an impressive basalt crown. It is located in the Western Owyhee Mountains on the second ridgeline east of US-95. The peak climbs above the east and west forks of Squaw Creek and sits due south of Dryden Peak. It is not an easy summit … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added two photos to the initial entry. Updated November 2022 Peak 3036 stands guard over the entrance to the impressive Hardtrigger Canyon on the northern edge of the Owyhee Mountains, southeast of Marsing, ID. The Hardtrigger drainage empties a lot of country and culminates in a spectacular canyon at its northern … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Pioneer Creek Peak is a nondescript ridgeline summit located on the Continental Divide. Well, almost. The actual summit high point is only about 100 lateral feet from the actual Divide, according to the USGS topo map. The summit offers a panoramic view of the twisting, forested nature of the Continental Divide as it … Continue reading