This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023 Peak 8150 is located near the headwaters of both Cow Creek and Yearlan Creek in the Beaverhead Mountains. It is easily climbed via its west ridge from a pair of unsigned 2-track roads that get you close to the forested summit. Peak 8150 is a minor ridge hump that is … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023 Peak 8547 is a rocky hill that overlooks the small hamlet of Nicholia. It is most easily climbed via old mining roads and the northeast ridge. This area is a mix of private and public land, so be careful. The initial access road legally crosses through private land for a … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023 Mineral Hill is a minor hump that is located a few miles west of Leadore. It is a foothill that sits above the Lemhi River. Mineral Hill sits on the long southwest ridge of Grizzly Hill (9,300 feet) which is all the way up on the Continental Divide. It can … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023 Galway Benchmark is a minor hump that sits above the Freeman Creek drainage to its north. It is overshadowed by its much-higher neighbors on the Continental Divide to its east: Freeman Peak (10,273 feet) and Monument Peak (10,323 feet). Golway Benchmark is most easily climbed via an old 2-track road … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023 Peak 8580 is located at the mouth of Clear Creek Canyon in the Beaverhead Mountains. It is a hump on the long southwest ridge of Peak 10780. Peak 8580 is most easily climbed from Clear Creek Road to its south. USGS Morrison Lake Access From the signed junction of ID-28 … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published November 2023 Peak 8750 is an elusive, forested hump that is located west of the Continental Divide in the Beaverhead Mountains. There are hidden roads and trails in this area that will help you reach the summit. Otherwise, you will have a difficult forest bushwhack and potential navigational challenges. USGS Kitty Creek … Continue reading