This peak is not in the book. Peak 9740 is the first peak you encounter when driving west from Twin Peaks Saddle on Sleeping Deer Mountain Road. The road crosses a saddle between it and Peak 9598. Follow the ridge north to the summit. This Class 2 walk is 0.75 miles one way with 500 feet of elevation gain. USGS … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 9304 is located on a 90-degree turn of the Sleeping Deer Mountain Road southwest of Sleeping Deer Mountain. The road crosses the peak’s slopes at 9,000 feet making this summit a peakbagger’s dream. The slopes burned some time ago, which has facilitated your viewing pleasure. USGS Rock Creek … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. This minor peak sits between Fly Creek Point and Sheldon Peak. It’s a short climb (a bit over 300 feet of elevation gain) up fire-scarred slopes from Sleeping Deer Mountain Road. Parking is found on either saddle. See the Sleeping Deer Mountain page for details on road access. USGS Sheldon Peak … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. The Sleeping Deer Mountain Road provides high access to many Eastern Salmon River Mountains peaks. See the Sleeping Deer Mountain page for information on the road. A fire lookout was placed on the summit of Fly Creek Point in 1935 and was still occasionally used well into the 1960s. The lookout was reportedly … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 9553 is located between Sleeping Deer Mountain and Martin Mountain. It is just north of Wood Tick Summit. I recommend climbing the peak from the end of the Sleeping Deer Mountain Road via the trail system that leaves the road. After 1.0 mile, turn north and drop off the pass. Follow the … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 132 of the book. Sleeping Deer Mountain is one of the giants of the central Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. Despite its location deep inside the “Frank,” access by vehicle will take you within 2 miles of its summit. This fact is made possible because, before the wilderness … Continue reading