This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Sinker Creek Butte towers over Sinker Creek and the Snake River. It is easily accessible from Murphy Flat Road off ID-78.This hike is entirely on public land (Snake River Birds of Prey Area). USGS Sinker Butte Access Murphy Flat Road (signed and paved) is located along ID-78 exactly 1.1 miles … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Peak 7220 is the high point on a forested ridge that separates Iron Creek from Crooked Creek. It is located just west of Stanley in the Sawtooth Range. Peak 7220 is most easily climbed from Iron Creek Road to its south. USGS Stanley Lake Access From ID-21 west of Stanley, … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Peak 8250 is a rugged, rocky mess of ridge towers, steep face rock, and ugly chutes. It sits south of Yankee Fork Road and separates Fivemile Creek from Slaughterhouse Gulch. At best, Peak 8250 is a Class 3+ scramble and requires route-finding skills. Don’t take this one lightly. USGS Custer … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Peak 7183 is the high point on a forested ridgeline that sits above Valley Creek and ID-21 to its southwest. It has a steep, rocky southwest face. Peak 7183 is most easily climbed from FSR-633 to its northeast. This route avoids a fording of Valley Creek and a climb of … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Peak 9885 is one of two ranked summits located on a high ridgeline that sits west of Prairie Creek in the Smoky Mountains. The peak is most easily climbed from the Prairie Lakes Trail/FST-134. It is often climbed in combination with Peak 9980, its ridgeline neighbor to the south. USGS … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2022 Sand Mountain is perhaps the most appropriately-named peak in the entire St. Anthony Sand Dunes Complex. While the USGS topo map makes this trek look complicated, it is not. It is a combination of a sagebrush bushwhack and a climb up undulating sand dunes. Sand Mountain is heavily used by … Continue reading