Where: Lost River Range, Idaho
Stats: ~5 mi, 5,100'
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I've been commuting to Idaho most weeks for work since 2008 and while I usually return to California to climb occasionally I stay over a weekend and climb out there. In September of 2009 I did a multi-day road trip to visit Mt. Borah, Craters of the Moon, and a few other things along the way.
Mt Borah has the distinction of being the state highpoint of Idaho at 12,662'. There is a trail but it it's steep (5,200' in 3.5 miles!) and is punctuated by a a 300' 3rd class section called Chicken Out Ridge so it's not a total bore. Also according to the signage the peak was actually 7 feet lower before an earthquake in 1983. That would have been an interesting ride!
- Posted By: Matthew Hengst
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