This peak is not found in the book. Livingston Douglas provided the 2024 Update which includes important information about the declining quality of the access road which demonstrates the ephemeral nature of Idaho’s mountain roads as the road has deteriorated significantly since 2014. Updated December 2024 Peak 9366 offers a great viewpoint for this section of the Salmon River Mountains … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. The route information below was provided by Matt Durrant and Livingston Douglas. Updated November 2018 2014 Update by Matt Durrant The Franklin County High Point is an unnamed peak on the Franklin/Bear Lake County line at 9,484 feet. Most people believe Wilderness Peak to be the highest point in Franklin County, but that … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 366 of the book. The first entry below by Matt Durrant provides updated information for the standard route covered in the book. The second entry by Livingston Douglas covers his new routes on the peak. USGS Egan Basin. Updated October 2018 Standard Route, Class 2 by Matt Durrant Cub Peak … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Purgatory Peak is located due north of Devils Bedstead East. It is an easy peak to grab if you are on your way back from climbing its bigger neighbor. Two routes are discussed below. USGS Phi Kappa Mountain South Ridge, Class 2 by Judi Steciak This peak is located less than a mile … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. The following information was provided by Judi Steciak. Peak 10171 is located 1.1 miles ESE of Norton Peak. Judi notes it “has been visited for many years, as evident by the 1960’s-era beer cans on the summit.” USGS Galena Southwest Ridge, Class 3 From the parking area [(A)(4)(c)], walk along Newman Creek to … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 185 of the book. A variety of scrambling routes lead up the face to the summit block. Depending upon the route used to reach the hard granite on the peak’s upper slopes, you will have one to three pitches of moderate Class 5 climbing. I climbed this peak in 2000 … Continue reading