Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 307 of the book. Updated July 2020 Foss Mountain, named by miners, is located west of the main Lemhi Range Crest. A mining road leads from the Little Lost River Valley nearly to the summit. It was in terrible shape for driving in 1981 and has likely deteriorated with the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added the southwest ridge route found below. Updated December 2019 Peak 10681 is located on the main Lemhi Range Crest between Midway Mountain to the south and The Clapper to the north. Foss Mountain is west of Peak 10681. I climbed the peak in 1981 via the connecting ridge from Foss Mountain. … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Little Brother sits on the main Lemhi Range Crest between Big Sister and Midway Mountain. Rick Baugher made the first recorded ascent of Little Brother. Larry Prescott climbed the peak on an epic 13-mile, 7,300-foot elevation gain, 6-peak day, where he traversed to the peak from Big Sister to the south to Midway … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Buissons Peak is located northeast of Black Tip Mountain in the Lick Creek Range. It is east of French Creek and west of Warren Wagon Road. John Platt climbed the peak from the east using FS-260, which leads from Warren Wagon Road to Squaw Meadows. From the road’s end, he recorded 5.5 miles … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Rainbow Peak, named after nearby Rainbow Lakes, sits on the main Lick Creek Range Crest east of Payette Lake. John Platt climbed the peak in conjunction with Bearpaw Peak in a long day covering nearly 20 miles with 4,000 feet of elevation gain. None of the peaks in this central section of the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Bearpaw Peak is located on the main Lick Creek Range Crest, east of Little Payette Lake. It is a remote summit and climbing the peak requires a long, strenuous day. Use the link below to read John Platt’s trip report of his marathon day climb of this peak and its neighbor, Rainbow Peak. Class … Continue reading