This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Hudson Ridge is one of the ridges on the east side of the South Hills. The ridge high point is at the very south end of the ridge and is an easy scrub scramble from FSR-500, the main access road coming up from Oakley, ID. The terrain around the road … Continue reading
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This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Cotton Ridge is one of the many named ridges in the South Hills. It is sandwiched between Freds Mound to the east and the long northwest ridge of Trapper Peak to the west. The summit offers a nice view to the north. Cotton Ridge itself is over three miles in … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Freds Mound is an unranked hump located 1-1/2 miles due east of its higher ranked neighbor, Peak 7664. Contrary to what the USGS map may suggest, the north summit is the high point of Freds Mound not the more expansive south summit. The north summit has a massive 6–foot tall … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Flatiron Mountain is the 4th-highest peak in the South Hills. It gets little notice because it is an unranked summit and is positioned southeast of nearby Trapper Peak (the 2nd-highest peak in the South Hills). The upper reaches of Trapper Creek separate the two peaks. Flatiron Mountain has a unique, … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Timber Butte is a small, easy-to-miss, butte that sits just to the west of Deadline Ridge Road near a minor ridge saddle. It has a short patch of thick pine/aspen forest on its east side, hiding the rocky outcrop that is its summit. Its south and west sides are a … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2019 Bald Hill is a hump that is tucked in the west side of the South Hills, below Deadline Ridge to the east and mixed in with some other unranked points of similar height. While not an impressive summit, this is an enjoyable hike through a beautiful forest on a good … Continue reading