This peak is not in the book. Published October 2018 Fitsum Benchmark is located roughly 3.0 miles due east of Lick Creek Summit. There is no easy way to reach this peak. John Platt described the climb as a brutal bushwhack. USGS Enos Lake Access Yellow Pine Road/FH-48 [(B)(3) on Page 136]. Follow this road over Lick Creek Summit and … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published October 2018 Peak 5980 is located west of Goose Lake and south of Bally Mountain. It is a forested summit that can be accessed from FS-294. USGS Brundage Mountain Access FS-294 is accessed from New Meadows, Idaho. Take US-95 north from New Meadows a short distance. Turn right onto Circle C Lane. … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. October 2018 Peak 8122 is located southwest of McCall on the main Lick Creek Range Crest, due west of Peak 8260/No Trail Peak 1 and north of Blackmare Lake. This area is remote from an access standpoint. USGS Blackmare Access Kennally Creek Road to Kennally Creek Campground [(B)(5) on Page 138] West Ridge, Class … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. October 2018 Peak 8260 is located southwest of McCall on the main Lick Creek Range Crest and NNW of Blackmare Lake. This area is remote from an access standpoint. USGS Blackmare Access Kennally Creek Road to Kennally Creek Campground [(B)(5) on Page 138]. Southwest Ridge, Class 2 John Platt ascended the peak via … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published October 2018 Peak 7047 is located on the main Owyhee Mountains Crest NNE of New York Summit and south of Slacks Mountain. This area of the crest is festooned with granite towers and boulders. The peak is capped by a few granite boulders. As of late 2018, a register is located on … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published October 2018 Peak 8722 is located Peak 8854 and Chinook Mountain on a ridge system that divides Little Pistol Creek and Forty-Four Creek. This ridge system has 5 ranked summits with Chinook Mountain as the highest point. Use the link below to read John Platt’s trip report which covers this impressive ridge traverse. … Continue reading