This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023 Peak 9149 is a rugged, rocky affair that sits in the shadow of nearby Rainbow Mountain (10,162 feet). The shortest route to the summit is from nearby Coal Kiln Canyon and its northeast ridge. However, the easiest climbing route is via its west ridge from a high saddle above Coal … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023 Peak 5709 is an elongated scrub hump that sits on the east side of the Little Lost River Highway just over 10 miles northwest of Howe. This seemingly unimportant, soft-ranked peak must have some relevance to surveyors since it has triangulation wreckage on its summit. My route is probably the … Continue reading
This Peak is not in the book. Published November 2023 Snow Cone (6,050 feet), Spatter Cones North (6,050 feet), and Spatter Cones South (6,050 feet) are all accessible from the Spatter Cones Trailhead in Craters of the Moon National Monument. Scrambling to the top of any of these peaks is strictly prohibited (by signage) to protect the fragile terrain. USGS … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023 Snow Cone (6,050 feet), Spatter Cones North (6,050 feet), and Spatter Cones South (6,050 feet) are all accessible from the Spatter Cones Trailhead in Craters of the Moon National Monument. Scrambling to the top of any of these peaks is strictly prohibited (by signage) to protect the fragile terrain. USGS … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023 Big Blowout Butte is located in Laidlaw Park in the remote southwest section of Craters of the Moon National Monument. This natural feature is hardly a butte. It is a CRATER. Its highpoint is on the northeast rim. It is NOT the lower point (also cairned) on the west rim. … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023 Snowdrift Crater is located at the north end of Laidlaw Park and is due southwest of North Laidlaw Butte. The crater is impressive and has a nice BLM parking area/campsite on its southwest rim. It is difficult to identify the exact high point on the southwest rim amongst several rocky … Continue reading