Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 120 of the book. In 2018, John Platt led a group across the ridge. Read his trip report at this link: Profile Loop 2018. The next peak along the ridge is Big Creek Point. Updated June 2018 Big Creek Point is located between Willson Peak and Peak 8615 on the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 9863 sits just east of Prairie Creek Peak. Tom Cox climbed this peak with his family on Father’s Day 2015 and found no sigh of a previous ascent. Use the link below to read his trip report and learn the details. The peak is Class 2 from the saddle connecting it to … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Russ Durrant provided the following information on this attractive but difficult Bear River Range Peak which is found just east of Franklin, ID. USGS Mapleton From US-91, turn east at the traffic signal in Franklin, ID. Follow State Street for 3 blocks and turn north onto 300 East. Follow this road north to … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. My failure to include Bull Trout Point in the book was a serious oversight. This peak is a big mountain with great access, located in the center of a seriously scenic landscape. Like nearby Copper Mountain, Bull Trout Point is a popular Winter ascent for backcountry skiers and snowshoers. It is a great … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated October 2018 This peak sits on the main Lick Creek Range crest west of Hum Lake and north of Lick Creek Summit and Foolhen Peak. The peak serves as the anchor for an impressive East-West trending ridge that has 5 difficult, ranked summits: Peak 8380 (Hum Peak), Peak 8380 (Ho Peak), Peak 8565 (Hum … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated August 2023 Foolhen Peak is located east of Duck Lake and south of Hum Lake. Its south face towers over Lick Creek rising 2,400 feet in just under two thirds of a mile. Foolhen Peak is another peak from John Platt’s endless collection of Lick Creek Range ascents. See John’s trip report … Continue reading