Peak 6180 (Benewah County HP)

Peak 6180, the Benewah County High Point. Dan Robbins Photo

This peak is not in the book. Peak 6180 is the highest point in Benewah County. It is located south of Latour Peak. USGS Twin Crags Contributor Ken Jones provided the following route information: From I-90 west of Pinehurst, take the exit on the east bank of the Coeur d’Alene River and head south on Latour Creek Road. The  pavement … Continue reading

Webber Peak and the Clark County HP

Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 327 of the book. The access directions in the book are no longer valid due to a road closure. Use the access information set out below. Published August 2019 As noted in the book, Webber Peak is not a separate peak but is the [lower] South Summit of Scott Peak. … Continue reading

Gem County High Point

Peak 7971. Dan Robbins Photo

This peak is not in the book. Updated September 2018 This peak is the highest point in Gem County. It is located in the northeast corner of the county and five miles north of Snowbank Mountain. Two routes are set out below. A third possibility is to hike the peak from the north via the road system north of the … Continue reading

Blue Ridge (Blackfoot Benchmark)

This peak is not in the book. Published April 2018 The highest point in Bingham County does not have a name specifically attached to it. The USGS benchmark on its summit is named “Blackfoot” it is the high point on Blue Ridge. The summit is located on State of Idaho land but is surrounded by private land which makes accessing the … Continue reading

Lincoln County High Point

This small pile of rocks is arguably the highest point on the peak but it is not necessarily the highest point in Lincoln County.

This peak is not in the book. Updated May 2018. The highest point in Lincoln County is found at the eastern end of the Bennett Mountain Hills in a area of sagebrush-encrusted rolling terrain marked by occasional cliffs and sharp ridges reminiscent of a stormy sea frozen in time. The peak’s summit is the highest swell in the area. When … Continue reading

Peak 7194

Peak 7194 from Peak 6990. Steve Mandella photo.

This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas provided new route information which is set out below Margo’s entry. Updated December 2019 Southeast and Northeast Ridges by Margo Mandella Peak 7194 is in the Jumpoff Peak subrange of the Lost River Range. Located west of the Idaho National Laboratory and ID-22, Peak 7194 and its peak neighbors (Peak 8383 … Continue reading