This peak is not in the book. Grassy Twin Peak is an attractive Payette National Forest peak that sits directly south of Hard Peak and Grassy Mountain Lakes and north of Grass Mountains High Point and Frog Lake. The peak’s granite-encrusted North Face drops precipitously to Grassy Mountain Lakes. The peak is most easily accessed from the trail that crosses … Continue reading
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Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 111. The book has the wrong elevation. The correct elevation is 8,180 feet. Updated January 2020 Peak 8180 is the highest point of the Grass Mountains Range and is located just south of Peak 8156/Grassy Twin Peak and Frog Lake. Interestingly, this peak is one of 14 Idaho peaks with … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated November 2021 White Valley Mountain is located north of Spruce Gulch Lake and north-northeast of North Twin Peak (10,196 feet). The most straightforward ascent route is via FSR-092/White Valley Creek Road and an ATV trail that heads up to Spruce Gulch Lake. But FSR-092 is a rough road and may require an … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 9505 is located west of Peak 9446 which, in turn, sits west of Woodtick Summit. The most efficient way to climb this peak appears to follow the ridge from Woodtick Summit over Peak 9446. Climb the peak from the adjoining saddle. I have only viewed the route from a distance and note … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 9446 is located north of Sleeping Deer Mountain and west of Woodtick Summit. The most efficient way to climb this peak is to follow the ridge from Woodtick Summit for a little over a mile. Woodtick Summit is reached by trail from the end of the Sleeping Deer Mountain Road (see the … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 305 of the book. The route listed in the book is long and convoluted. Carl Hamke provided the east ridge route found below. Deb Rose supplied the photos of the route. I recommend the east ridge Route over the route in the book. Livingston Douglas climbed the southeast shoulder/southwest ridge … Continue reading