Peak 10857 (Mount Frank)

This peak is not in the book. Dave Pahlas traversed the connecting ridge from Patterson Peak. Derek Percoski traversed the connecting ridge from Lonesome Peak. Updated August 2019 Mount Frank is located northeast of Patterson Peak and is connected to that peak by a rugged ridge. Rick Baugher reports he found the unofficial named carved into a rock on the … Continue reading

Graham Peak

Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 349 of the book. Hanna North lives below the peak. Her comments regarding accessing the summit via the Skyline Trail are found below. Livingston Douglas has provided significant clarifications and updates for climbers interested in accessing this peak by the route listed in the book as well as detailed route … Continue reading

Old Tom Mountain

The false summit of Old Tom (right) and the true summit (left) from the south ridge route.

Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 356 of the book. Please be advised that there is a major typo in the book. I wrote that the route climbed the West Ridge when I should have said the “South Ridge.” Darn! Thanks to Martin Neunzert for emailing me and pointing this out. Martin wrote: I made an … Continue reading

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