IDAHO: A Climbing Guide

Peak 5331 (Hutton Peak)

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Tom Lopez

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This peak is not in the book.

This Danskin Peak offers a good early-season ascent and has been climbed in the Winter. You can follow a ridge over to Fiddler Benchmark and make it a 2-peak day. The North Side of the peak is on private land that you cannot cross. The central portion of the range is accessed via the Danskin Mountains OHV Trail System. The preceding link covers the trails that lead to the summit of Hutton Peak. The trails of this system are closed to motorized travel in the Spring. Approaching from the Willow Creek trailhead avoids private property. Reach this trailhead by taking FS-189 from I-84 [(G)(1) on Page 156] for 16 miles to the well-marked trailhead. USGS Grape Mountain

Ascending the peak's west ridge which can be reached from the a willow Creek Trailhead. From the trailhead take the trail on the left that immediately climbs up out of the stream bottum. Follow,the trail east until the first ridge that climbs up to the peak's west ridge.
Ascending the peak’s West Ridge, which can be reached from the Willow Creek Trailhead. From the trailhead, take the trail on the left that immediately climbs up out of the stream bottom. Follow the trail east until reaching the first ridge that climbs up to the peak’s West Ridge.
The west ridge is a bit of a roller coaster walk but the views of the South Fork Canyon and the surrounding mountains are exceptional.
The West Ridge is a bit of a roller-coaster walk but the views of the South Fork Canyon and the surrounding mountains are exceptional.
The final push to the summit.
The final push to the summit.
The absolute top on 2-11-2015.
The high point of Hutton Peak (2/11/15). Gilbert Gallegos Photo
The summit of Hutton Peak. Dan Robbins Photo
The summit of Hutton Peak. Dan Robbins Photo

 

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