This peak is not in the book. Peak 8386 sits above Trail Lake on Diamond Ridge and is due north of Storm Peak. Diamond Ridge runs from Peak 8552 northeast to a peak identified by the USGS as Diamond Rock. Peak 8386 is the gnarliest of the 4 peaks on the ridge. It is crowned by several granite towers. USGS … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 8525 is the westernmost summit on Diamond Ridge. This ridge runs from Peak 8525 northeast to a peak identified by the USGS as Diamond Rock. Another ridge runs from Peak 8525 southeast to Storm Peak. Due to its central location, the views from Peak 8525 encompass a large area of Idaho mountains … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated August 2023 Teardrop Peak, named by John Platt, is located due west of Lick Creek Summit in one of the most open sections of the Lick Creek Range. The terrain is open due to a massive forest fire that occurred in the late 1980s. While the open nature of the terrain makes … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 308 of the book. Rick Baugher climbed the peak twice, once via East Ridge and one via the Southwest Ridge (see the book). Larry Prescott traversed to the summit from The Brow. The book lists two routes for Lame Jake Peak. See Larry Prescott’s trip report which has great photos … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 308 of the book. The book recommends climbing Rick Baugher’s East Ridge Route. After talking about the route, I think this route is more appropriately called the East Rib Route as the line does not follow a highly-defined ridge. The Brow is the lowest of Idaho’s 11ers. It is the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated October 2023 Peak 7642 is located due west of Rain Peak. Pearl Creek is to its north and Brush Creek to its south. John Platt first told me about this little know peak, the quality of its mostly open slopes and the wonderful views available from its summit. Check out John’s trip … Continue reading