Grape Mountain

This peak is not in the book. This somewhat-isolated Boise Mountain summit is a great destination for hikers in the spring. Grape Mountain sits east of the Irish Creek boat ramp on Arrowrock Reservoir. It is the highest point on the West End of the land that separates the Middle and South Forks of the Boise River. A road (gated … Continue reading

Fiddler Benchmark

This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas added a new route describing the traverse from Hutton Peak to Fiddler Benchmark. Updated October 2023 Fiddler Benchmark is located on the northernmost Danskin Mountains ridge that runs from Danskin Peak in the southeast to Hutton Peak in the northwest. This ridge parallels the South Fork Boise River Canyon. The USGS … Continue reading

Peak 5331 (Hutton Peak) by Livingston Douglas

This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas significantly revised and updated this page. Updated October 2023 This Danskin Peak offers a good early-season ascent and has been climbed in Winter. You can follow a ridge over to Fiddler Benchmark and make it a 2-peak day. The central portion of the range is accessed via the Danskin Mountains OHV … Continue reading

Peak 5380

This peak is not in the book. Livingston Douglas updated this page and added some new photos. Updated October 2023 This unnamed Danskin Mountains summit sits midway between Three Point Mountain and Kepros Mountain. The peak is a good destination on days when you don’t have enough time to hike all the way to Kepros Mountain. The route is set out … Continue reading

Blue Rock Dome

Climbing and access information for this formation is on Page 196 of the book with a photo on Page 197. Despite the fact that it is not a ranked peak, Blue Rock Dome is a popular technical climbing mecca. Ried Dowdle has put up 4 routes on the West Face. I believe that Kirk Bachman and J. Splitgerber may have … Continue reading

Myrtle Peak

Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 38 of the book. Myrtle Peak is one of the easier Selkirk Peaks to climb as a trail leads to its summit and the road to the trailhead is better than many Selkirk roads. USGS The Wigwams To reach the trailhead from Bonners Ferry, drive east to the Kootenai National … Continue reading