This peak is not in the book. Updated July 2020 Double U Peak is the 125th-highest peak in Idaho. It is one of the many peaks that surround the spectacular Lake Creek drainage and sits between Copper Basin Knob and just west of The Ramp. Climbing the peak from Lake Creek is the route detailed in the book. A shorter … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 255 of the book. Livingston Douglas pioneered the two new routes set out below. Updated November 2020 Glide Mountain is located at the southwest corner of Copper Basin. It is a rugged peak when viewed from the Star Hope Campground. USGS Star Hope Mine New Routes by Livingston Douglas Access … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Margo Mandella and Livingston Douglas provided the route updates found below. Updated November 2020 White Mountains West is located at the south end of Copper Basin between Broad Canyon and Bear Creek. It is in the White Mountains Range, a small mountain range comprised of only two summits. White Mountains West is the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 10536 is the northernmost summit on a ridge that divides the Lake Creek and Muldoon drainages at the south end of Copper Basin. Access Peak 10536’s summit from either drainage, or traverse the ridge from Atlas Peak located roughly a mile to the south. USGS Star Hope Mine Access The peak can … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated July 2022 Gospel Hill is located roughly 1.1 miles west of Pyramid Peak and directly west of Upper Gospel Lake in the Gospel-Hump Wilderness Area. Although called a “Hill,” it is one of the five peaks comprising the Gospel Crags. It’s west face is nearly vertical as it rises up from Upper … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 70 of the book. This page replaces the book entry. Updated July 2022 Pyramid Peak is one of five craggy peaks sometimes referred to as the Gospel Crags. These peaks comprise one of three high escarpments in the Gospel-Hump Wilderness Area. The other two are the North Pole/Buffalo Hump ridge … Continue reading