This peak is not in the book. There are two routes set out below. Updated November 2022 Sinker Butte is located south of the Snake River by Idaho Power’s Swan Falls Dam. While not a sharp, dominating summit, the peak is an excellent vantage point from which to view the impressive Snake River Canyon. Two routes are included below. The … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Apex Peak is the 82nd-highest peak in Idaho. It is located north of Cleft Peak and east of Mount Corruption. USGS Leatherman Peak Rick Baugher describes this peak as follows: This peak, part of the long Breitenbach Spur, is the apex of a triangle formed by Dry Creek, Burnt Creek, and the Donkey Hills. … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 10718 is an impressive peak that is located 0.7 miles west of Peak 11202 and 0.7 miles south of Island Lake. It is seldom climbed. Livingston Douglas has provided the detailed route information set out below as well as suggesting the name Hourglass Peak since it overlooks Hourglass Lake to it south. … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 322 of the book. As of 2001, the peak is now officially named Sacajawea Peaks, East. Rick Baugher made the first recorded ascent of this peak in 1998. He named it South Doublet. South Doublet and North Doublet are perhaps the most impressive peaks in the range. I like Rick’s … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 322 of the book. As of 2001, this peak is now officially named Sacajawea Peaks, West. Rick Baugher made the first ascent of this peak in 1998 and named it North Doublet. This is an impressive peak with difficult access. Use the link below to read a trip report from … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak, identified as Elkhorn Mountain, is on Page 356 of the book. Locals and the USGS identifies this, the highest point on Elkhorn Mountain, as Elkhorn Peak. The route information in the book is still accurate with the exception that the Forest Service changed the trail numbers from 133 and 134 to 333 and … Continue reading