This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Peak 7220 is the high point on a forested ridge that separates Iron Creek from Crooked Creek. It is located just west of Stanley in the Sawtooth Range. Peak 7220 is most easily climbed from Iron Creek Road to its south. USGS Stanley Lake Access From ID-21 west of Stanley, … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Peak 8250 is a rugged, rocky mess of ridge towers, steep face rock, and ugly chutes. It sits south of Yankee Fork Road and separates Fivemile Creek from Slaughterhouse Gulch. At best, Peak 8250 is a Class 3+ scramble and requires route-finding skills. Don’t take this one lightly. USGS Custer … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Peak 7183 is the high point on a forested ridgeline that sits above Valley Creek and ID-21 to its southwest. It has a steep, rocky southwest face. Peak 7183 is most easily climbed from FSR-633 to its northeast. This route avoids a fording of Valley Creek and a climb of … Continue reading
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