This peak is not in the book. Blacktail Mountain is located on the west side of Lake Pend Oreille, roughly 5.0 miles east of Cocallala, Idaho. The peak is one of 100 Idaho summits with more than two thousand feet of prominence (2,770 feet of prominence) which ensures it sees a few ascents by peakbaggers each year. Butler Mountain can … Continue reading
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This peak is not in the book. Rick Baugher’s trip report is set out at the bottom of the page. Updated November 2021 This peak is the highest point in the Malad Range which is a subrange of the Bannock Range. No summit register was found. The entire mountain and surrounding area is heavily used by wildlife and livestock. USGS … Continue reading
The East Hills rise out of the Snake River Plain southeast of Declo, ID, in Cassia County. These are foothills to the neighboring Cotterell Mountains and Albion Mountains. This notion is confirmed by looking at the rocks. The East Hills contain Cotterell basalts as well as ancient Albion metamorphics. The high point of the East Hills the Declo Benchmark or … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Windy Ridge is the high point of the Chesterfield Range. Rick Baugher is the only person I know who has visited this summit. Rick’s notes are set out below. USGS Grizzly Creek “On 11/3/11, I drove to the Chesterfield townsite, where some neat old brick LDS buildings are preserved. From here, rode a … Continue reading
This mountainous area is not in the book. The Bear Lake Plateau is in extreme southeast Idaho. It is bordered by Pegram Road and US-30 to the north, Boundary Ridge to the east (near the ID/WY state line), North Eden Canyon to its south (near the ID/UT state line), and Bear Lake to its west. While not officially designated as … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 9942 is located on the East Side of the White Cloud Mountains. USGS Boulder Chain Lakes Rick Baugher provided the following trip report: “From the East Fork Salmon River, I was expecting a nice hiking trail going up Wickiup Creek. Instead, the mouth of Wickiup Creek (6,240 feet) was blocked by private … Continue reading