This section of the book and the website cover the area south of the Snake River. This large area is often ignored by climbers and hikers, at least in comparison to the portion of the state north of the Snake River. The terrain south of the Snake is much more diverse than the rest of the Idaho with mountains formed … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. The Black Tower is located due east of Cabin Creek Peak and just south of Crimson Lake in the Tango Peaks. On my two trips into the area, other than photographing it, I completely ignored The Black Tower. Given the fine climbing that I found on Cabin Creek Peak, I am surprised that … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. This peak is the high point of the Freeman Ridge portion of the Pruess Range which, in turn, is part of the Peale Mountains. USGS Stewart Flat The following is Rick Baugher’s trip notes: On 10/20/01, midway through a multiple-peak day, I dirt biked east over Freeman Pass (7,630 feet), then continued south … Continue reading
The Salmon River Mountains are discussed on Pages 108-144 of the book. All Salmon River Mountains peaks covered on this website can be found at this link: Salmon River Mountains Updates. The Salmon River Mountains are the second largest of the Idaho Batholith mountain groups. These mountains are named for the Salmon River, which encircles nearly the entire range, forming … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. I included Rick Baugher’s trip report at the end of the page. Red Mountain is the highest of the Gannett Hills. It is also a relatively short distance from Crow Creek Road to its west. The bushwhack directly east to the summit is not pleasant, particularly the [almost] 300-foot descent to cross Beaver … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Schmidhorn is the highest point on the Schmid Ridge portion of the Peale Mountains. USGS Harrington Peak. Rick Baugher’s trip report is as follows: On 5/4/14, I drove south going up Slug Creek Road. Parked just past beaver ponds. From 6,640 feet, hiked cross-country up the Southwest Slope of brush. Scampered through a … Continue reading