This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Peak 8594 and Peak 8482 straddle Emigration Canyon and the Emigration Campground. They are both located near ID-36 so access is pretty easy. I unofficially name Peak 8594 “Emigration North” since it lies on the north side of the canyon and Peak 8482 “Emigration South” since it lies on the … Continue reading
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This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Peak 8018 sits at the head of Pole Canyon. The peak separates Pole Canyon from Copenhagen Canyon. The West Ridge is a straightforward ascent from the junction of FST-309/Midland Trail and FST-938/Pole Canyon Trail. This junction can be reached either from the north via FST-309 or from the east via FST-938. … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Peak 7575 sits at the head of Montpelier Canyon. US-89 provides easy access to this peak. It is an almost perfectly double-topped mountain, with its south summit at 7,551 feet and the north summit at 7,575 feet. I found lots of evidence that a large herd of elk spend their … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Peak 7461 sits as a sentinel above the traffic that crosses Geneva Summit on US-89 above Montpelier, ID. Ironically, due to the thick forest on the north side of the summit cap, US-89 is not visible from the summit. Peak 7461 separates Wood Canyon from Montpelier Canyon. This is cattle … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2018 Peak 8438 is located about a mile west-northwest of Harrington Peak. It sits at the head of Rattlesnake Basin and has plenty of aspens on it to qualify it as a member of the Aspen Range. Aspen Benchmark (8,410 feet) is about ¾ mile due west of Peak 8438. This … Continue reading
Outdated climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 368 of the book. I have updated the access and route information for the standard route below. Livingston Douglas has provided a detailed writeup covering a new multi peak excursion beginning in Rattlesnake Canyon that he climbed in 2018. Updated July 2022 Harrington Peak is the tallest summit in … Continue reading