Mount Bush

Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 164 of the book. Updated September 2019 A subsidiary ridge running east from the main crest north of Fishhook Creek contains 4 formations that were first explored and climbed by the Iowa Mountaineers. From east to west, these formations are Mount Bush, Mount Bruce, Harriets Pinnacle and Schwartz Pinnacle.  From … Continue reading

Samaria Mountain (Wood Benchmark)

Samaria Mountain viewed from the east.

This peak is not in the book but the Samaria Mountains are discussed on Page 357 of the book. Livingston Douglas added three photos to this entry. Updated January 2023 Samaria Mountain is identified by name on some maps but it has not been officially recognized by the Board of Geographic Names. The mountain is identified on the Samaria USGS … Continue reading

Soda Springs Hills by Matt Durrant

The Soda Springs Hills are a small range located immediately northwest of Soda Springs. It includes both the Long Ridge and the Ninety Percent Range. This compact range is less than 7 miles long from north to south and less than 10 miles wide from east to west. It is separated from the Chesterfield Range in the north by Tenmile … Continue reading

Pruess Range

The Pruess Range is a subrange of the Peale Mountains and includes its main escarpment as well as Dry Ridge, the Gannett Hills, Freeman Ridge and the Sheep Creek Hills. The range forms the southern end of the Peale Mountains and is roughly 25 miles from north to south and 12 miles from east to west. The Preuss Range is … Continue reading

BLACKFOOT MOUNTAINS

Part of the range has a number short sharp peaks. Ralph Maughan Photo

The Blackfoot Mountains and two subranges, the Chesterfield Range and the Ninety Percent Range, form a group of barren ridges that trend from northwest to southeast for more than 50 miles between Idaho Falls and Soda Springs. The range’s western slopes climb roughly 2,400 feet above the Snake River, but the eastern slopes rise only 600 feet above the Willow … Continue reading