BOTTLENECK LAKE & PEAK
BOTTLENECK LAKE & PEAK 6923’ TRAILS #185-187
EVENT TYPE: Day hiking, backpacking
DISTANCE: 7 miles RT
ELEVATION: 2543’
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
MAPS:IPNF, KANIKSU N. F., Roman Nose topo
GPS: 48°39’35” N 116°36’05” W
DISTANCE: 7 miles RT
ELEVATION: 2543’
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
MAPS:IPNF, KANIKSU N. F., Roman Nose topo
GPS: 48°39’35” N 116°36’05” W
DESCRIPTION:
The trailhead is shared by Bottleneck and Snow Lakes. About 1.8 miles up Trail #185, you will come to a junction with Trail 185 that leads you to Snow Lakes. At this junction the trail switchbacks twice before heading up to Bottleneck Lake for about 1.5 miles from the second switchback.
There are two campsites at the base of the lake.
There are two campsites at the base of the lake.
OPTION #1:
While at the lake, check out a route to the ridge line that Bottleneck Peak sits on. The beginning is a scramble up scree, until just below the summit, on its SE side. Look for a chute on its SE side. There is an upper lake just below the peak to visit. It offers more serenity.
DIRECTIONS:
As you drive thru Bonner’s Ferry, turn left (west) onto Riverside St. just before the Kootenai River Bridge. Head west on Riverside for about 5 miles, until you come to West Side Road #18. Make a sharp left turn (south) for 2.2 miles, and make another sharp turn right (NE) up F.R. # 402 for about 9.5 mikes to the joint trailhead with Snow Lake Lake.
HAZARDS:
No real hazards on Trail #185.
If you decide to scramble to the peak, there are a few exposed sections to the summit.
If you decide to scramble to the peak, there are a few exposed sections to the summit.
COOL THINGS CLOSE BY:
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge, Myrtle Falls, Burton Peak, Lower & Upper Snow Creek Falls, Roman Nose Lakes & Peak.
R & P:
Eichardt’s, Mr Sub, Jalapeños in Sandpoint.
PLAN YOUR TRIP:
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PHOTO GALLERY
ON THE TRAIL TO BOTTLENECK
FIRST SITE OF LOWER BOTTLENECK LAKE
BOTTLENECK PEAK 6928’
ALONG THE TRAIL TO UPPER BOTTLENECK LAKE
LOWER BOTTLENECK LAKE FROM TRAIL TO UPPER
UPPER BOTTLENECK LAKE
UPPER BOTTLENECK LAKE & PEAK
GIGANTIC SCREE SLOPE ABOVE UPPER BOTTLENECK LAKE
VIEW OF HARRISON PEAK
