This peak is not in the book. Peak 8708 is located in the Lick Creek Range of the Payette National Forest. John Platt has been exploring this rugged and seldom-climbed area and provides an excellent route description. Use the link to his website for details. John’s route is Class 3. He states that there may be a possible Class 2 … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 7905 sits NNW of Pilot Peak in the Boise National Forest. The peak can be climbed via ATV trails from either Freeman Peak to the south or from Coulter Summit to the north. USGS Sunset Mountain Access Access the peak from ID-21 at Mores Creek Summit by turning north onto FS-380. Follow this rough … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Wilson Peak sits northwest of Pilot Peak in the Boise National Forest. The peak can be climbed from Freeman Peak to the south or from Coulter Summit to the north. USGS Sunset Mountain Access and Route Access information is on the Peak 7905 page. Follow the route on that page to Peak 7905. Then … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Jackson Peak is located in the northern Boise Mountains E of Grimes Creek, NE of New Centerville, and NNW of both Pilot Peak and Peak 7905 in the Boise National Forest. The huge Grimes Creek Basin was at the center of the Boise Mountains mining rush. A large portion of the drainage was … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added a new route to this entry. Updated November 2022 Peak 8180, also known as Salt Creek Peak, sits on the north side of the Soldier Mountains Crest and west of Couch Summit in the Sawtooth National Forest. The views of the Soldier Mountains, Boise Mountains, and Smoky Mountains in this … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. See the link below for Dan Robbins’ trip report for details of a winter ascent. Updated November 2019 Johnson Benchmark sits south of the town of Fairfield, Idaho and west of ID-46. Johnson Benchmark lies in the Bennett Mountain Hills which is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. USGS Spring Creek Reservoir … Continue reading