The East Hills rise out of the Snake River Plain southeast of Declo, ID, in Cassia County. These are foothills to the neighboring Cotterell Mountains and Albion Mountains. This notion is confirmed by looking at the rocks. The East Hills contain Cotterell basalts as well as ancient Albion metamorphics. The high point of the East Hills the Declo Benchmark or … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Windy Ridge is the high point of the Chesterfield Range. Rick Baugher is the only person I know who has visited this summit. Rick’s notes are set out below. USGS Grizzly Creek “On 11/3/11, I drove to the Chesterfield townsite, where some neat old brick LDS buildings are preserved. From here, rode a … Continue reading
This mountainous area is not in the book. The Bear Lake Plateau is in extreme southeast Idaho. It is bordered by Pegram Road and US-30 to the north, Boundary Ridge to the east (near the ID/WY state line), North Eden Canyon to its south (near the ID/UT state line), and Bear Lake to its west. While not officially designated as … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 9942 is located on the East Side of the White Cloud Mountains. USGS Boulder Chain Lakes Rick Baugher provided the following trip report: “From the East Fork Salmon River, I was expecting a nice hiking trail going up Wickiup Creek. Instead, the mouth of Wickiup Creek (6,240 feet) was blocked by private … Continue reading
Here is Rick Baugher’s trip report to the summit of the highest point on the Bear Lake Plateau. “On 7/14/13 from my 5,960-foot camp spot at the northeast corner of Bear Lake, I rode then hiked a seldom-used BLM two-track north up the canyon. After about 3 miles, I reached a 7,460-foot saddle. Turned east on an up and down … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 368 of the book. Updated November 2020 Henry Peak is the highest point in the Grays Range. It sits seven miles due east of Blackfoot Reservoir. Henry Peak is the highest of six peaks that surround Henrys Cutoff Pass. It has a magnificent pyramidal summit when viewed from the pass. … Continue reading