This page is a work in progress. Keep checking back for updates. I omitted this area when I wrote the Climbing Guide because of the private property and access issues, and because I knew little about this terrain. However, over the years, I have come to appreciate the environmental quality of this little-known expanse of Idaho. Updated May 2018. The … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Peak 5268 is located in the Bennett Hills on the edge of the Snake River Plain northeast of Mountain Home, Idaho. It is a surprisingly nice, low-elevation peak which is best hiked in the early Spring or in the Fall. USGS Teapot Dome Take US-20 north from Mountain Home. The highway crosses the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book but is referenced on page 215. Two routes are set out below and there is a discussion of the peak’s North Ridge as a possible ascent route. Use this link to read the new access route: North Smoky Dome Road Access. Updated July 2018 North Smoky Dome rises 406 feet from the saddle … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 311 of the book. Larry Prescott and Livingston Douglas contributed the updates set out below. Updated December 2019 Tyler Peak is one of the most impressive summits in the southern Lemhi Range. Larry Prescott completed what is probably the first winter ascent in March 2016. I have excerpted the climbing … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Lockman Butte is located north of Mountain Home, Idaho. Access this butte from Canyon Creek Road [(D)(1)] on Page 154]. USGS Mountain Home North Follow Canyon Creek Road north across I-84. Soon after the pavement ends, the road crosses a bridge over a canal, which is a diversion from Canyon Creek. At 0.4 … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Updated September 2019 Jackson School Butte is located northeast of Mountain Home, Idaho and south of US-20. This broad butte is approachable from any direction but private property and access issues allow two different ascent routes. First, from the north via US-20 and the access to John Hoffman Reservoir. Second, from the northeast … Continue reading