Green Mountain

Green Mountain and its tall, nearly abandoned lookout.

Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 73 of the book. Green Mountain is a broad summit with an imposing wooden fire lookout tower on its summit. You can drive to the summit with a high-clearance vehicle. Leave the Magruder Corridor Road 19.9 miles from its western terminus and turn onto the Elk Mountain Road/FS-285. This road … Continue reading

Peak 7390

The summit of Peak 7390 is not remarkable. However, if you walk to the southern slopes there is a good view across the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.

This peak is not in the book. Peak 7390 serves as a gateway to the northwestern corner of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. FST-501 leaves the Magruder Corridor Road/FS-468 at the 14-Mile Tree trailhead, which is 14.4 miles east of the west end of FS-468. The trail leads over the summit in 0.9 miles with 400 feet … Continue reading

Crittenden Peak

Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 84 of the book. Crittenden Peak sits on the Idaho/Montana border on a section of the ridge crest south of Dominion Peak. The peak has a steep Northeast Face dropping into Montana but its Idaho side is nondescript at best. Its tree-covered summit is easily accessed from the State Line … Continue reading

Dominion Peak

Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 84 of the book. Dominion Peak is a former fire lookout site that sits on the Idaho/Montana border on a section of the Bitterroot Mountains Crest accessed by the State Line Road. Access to the peak via the road is easy. In fact, a short 4WD road leads to the … Continue reading

Peak 10260

This peak is not in the book. Peak 10260 is located on the East Fork Salmon River/North Fork Big Lost River Divide due east of Meridian Peak and northeast of Peak 10127. Peak 10260 can be climbed from the North Fork Big Lost River via a long slog up the Slide Canyon drainage to the peak’s West Ridge. Class 2. … Continue reading

Peak 10127

This peak is not in the book. Peak 10127 is located on the East Fork Salmon River/North Fork Big Lost River Divide due ESE of Meridian Peak. It can be climbed from the North Fork Big Lost River via a long slog up the Slide Canyon drainage to the peak’s East Ridge. Class 2. USGS Meridian Peak … Continue reading