Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 151 of the book. The elevation has been updated to the current measurement. Since the book was published the peak’s western slopes was burned by a forest fire which removed the forest cover. Updated August 2021 This peak is the smaller twin of Steel Mountain. The ridge hike to its … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 219 of the book. Potaman Peak is a peak which is part alpine and part foothill in nature. It is seldom visited. When I was on the summit, there were windows from the long-gone fire lookout stacked up just below the summit. As a former lookout site, the view is … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 351 of the book. The book used an elevation of 9,385 feet based on an older 15-minute quadrangle. The newer 7.5-minute quad lists the elevation as 9,386 feet. This difference is important because it means that this peak is arguably (but not positively) the highest point in the Black Pine Mountains. … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 351 of the book. The newest 7.5-minute quadrangle shows a spot elevation on the summit as 9,385 feet. The National Geodetic Survey data sheet shows the elevation as 9,389 feet. The USGS Benchmark does not have an elevation stamped on it. Peakbagger.com claims that Black Peak is the high point … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 129 of the book. Updated September 2019 Ruffneck Peak is located 21 miles northwest of Stanley, Idaho. The peak towers over 3 lake basins, the largest of which is on its East Slopes. A trail climbs through the eastern lake basin past Langer and Ruffneck Lakes. There is a fire … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 234 of the book. Avalanche Peak, along with The Cross, gets a lot of ski ascents due to its close proximity to Galena Summit and ID-75. Avalanche danger awareness and avoidance is a prerequisite to attempting a Winter ascent of Avalanche Peak. Skiers have been caught by avalanches on this … Continue reading