This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Peak 9885 is one of two ranked summits located on a high ridgeline that sits west of Prairie Creek in the Smoky Mountains. The peak is most easily climbed from the Prairie Lakes Trail/FST-134. It is often climbed in combination with Peak 9980, its ridgeline neighbor to the south. USGS … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Sand Mountain is perhaps the most appropriately-named peak in the entire St. Anthony Sand Dunes Complex. While the USGS topo map makes this trek look complicated, it is not. It is a combination of a sagebrush bushwhack and a climb up undulating sand dunes. Sand Mountain is heavily used by … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Jared ventured into this extremely remote section of the Sawtooth Wilderness climbing Big Buck Mountain, Peak 8662, and Smoky Peak in an epic journey. His trip report is set out below covers his journey from Peak 8662 to Smoky Peak. See Big Buck Mountain for the first part of the journey. Published August 2022 … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added new routes and new photos. Updated November 2023 This peak, unofficially named Bradshaw Peak, rises precipitously above Spar Canyon Road in the Northern Boulder Mountains. Offering nearly a thousand feet of prominence, this peak is a great viewpoint for surveying the surrounding terrain. Use the link below to read Rick … Continue reading
This butte is not in the book. Jackass Butte lies on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR). A tiny portion of the butte sits on private land on its west side. The challenge of climbing this peak is getting to it via county roads and public lands. I was chased away … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Dave Bingham, the City of Rock’s long time authority and guidebook author, provided the following information. “Peak 6559 is more commonly called Eagle Rock and has at least three 5th-class routes on its west side. I’m guessing the routes described by Livingston have been used as descents for the existing crack routes and … Continue reading