Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 63 of the book. Pot Mountain is the highest point on the Pot Mountain Ridge. This section of the Clearwater Mountains is rugged country and there are a number of ranked summits near Pot Mountain that could be explored. I recently found a route description on the Hiking From Here … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated October 2018 An impressive East-West ridge line parallels Lick Creek and Lick Creek Road. The ridge has 6 ranked summits and sufficient exposed granite to challenge the most ambitious mountaineers. The West End of the ridge is anchored by Humdinger Peak and the East End by Peak 8409 (Hum #5). In between … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Scott Mountain is an active fire lookout located at the south end of the Log Mountain/Deadwood Ridge Divide. This is a rugged, wild area with many peaks ranging from 7,800-8,200 feet in elevation and a lot of exposed granite. Access to this area is via the Deadwood Reservoir Road [(D)(1.2) on Page 140]. … Continue reading
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
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