HUNT LAKE, peak 6976' GUNSIGHT PEAK 7352'
HUNT LAKE 5813' PEAK 6976' GUNSIGHT PEAK 7352'
EVENT TYPE: Hiking, backpacking, scrambling and climbing
DISTANCE: Lake 2 miles RT, Gunsight Peak about 6 miles RT
ELEVATION: Hunt Lake 525', Gunsight Peak 2062'
DIFFICULTY: Hunt Lake Moderate, Gunsight Peak Difficult, Hunt Lake to Hunt Peak Difficult
MAPS: IPNF - Kaniksu N.F., USGS - Mt Roothaan, Idaho
GPS: 48°35’3.4”N 116°43’4.6”W
DISTANCE: Lake 2 miles RT, Gunsight Peak about 6 miles RT
ELEVATION: Hunt Lake 525', Gunsight Peak 2062'
DIFFICULTY: Hunt Lake Moderate, Gunsight Peak Difficult, Hunt Lake to Hunt Peak Difficult
MAPS: IPNF - Kaniksu N.F., USGS - Mt Roothaan, Idaho
GPS: 48°35’3.4”N 116°43’4.6”W
DESCRIPTION:
Look for a sign post that starts the hike. The trail quickly enters the boulder field that makes up the rest of the trail. Past methods of route finding were to follow the spray painted circles on the rocks as you ascend. However, many feet have created a path off the rocks. Look for a path on the right side of the boulders up to the first ridge. The path crosses the boulder field here and continues up the left side of the old trail to the lake. The new trail allows for faster ascents, and isn't as difficult.
DIRECTIONS:
From the East Shore Road drive 7.3 miles past Cavanaugh Bay to the Hunt Creek Road #24 to the trailhead.
OPTION #1:
Hunt Lake to Gunsight Peak
Hike around the west side of the lake to the SE corner. Look for a low spot on the ridge above on the east side of the lake. Its 927' gain to the saddle. Turn left (north) and head up hill for 612' to Gunsight Peak.
Hike around the west side of the lake to the SE corner. Look for a low spot on the ridge above on the east side of the lake. Its 927' gain to the saddle. Turn left (north) and head up hill for 612' to Gunsight Peak.
OPTION #2:
Hunt Lake to Fault Lake
After hiking to Hunt Lake, scramble as indicated in OPTION #1 to the ridge above Hunt Lake. Head due south along the high ridge for about a mile to Peak 6514'. Look for a notch along the ridge to descend to Fault Lake. From Fault Lake, head down Trail #59 to it's trailhead.
After hiking to Hunt Lake, scramble as indicated in OPTION #1 to the ridge above Hunt Lake. Head due south along the high ridge for about a mile to Peak 6514'. Look for a notch along the ridge to descend to Fault Lake. From Fault Lake, head down Trail #59 to it's trailhead.
OPTION #3:
From OPTION #2, Peak 6514', head south for about 1/2 a mile to Hunt Peak
HAZARDS:
Too many to list, so be extra careful n all aspects of these hikes
COOL THINGS CLOSE BY:
Fault Lake, Gunsight Peak, Priest Lake, Lions Creek Slides, and Upper Priest Lake
R & P:
Jalapeños, Sandpoint; Eichardt's, Sandpoint
PLAN YOUR TRIP:
PHOTO GALLERY
HIKERS ON THE “ TRAIL” TO HUNT LAKE. NOTICE THE YELLOW/ORANGE DOT THAT MARKS THE “TRAIL”
HUNT IS SO EASY TO GET TO, RELAXING AND ENJOYING THE VIEWS ARE A MUST
HUNT LAKE WITH HIGH RIDGE ABOVE
HUNT LAKE AND BACK WALL WITH SPRINGS 1st DUSTING OF SNOW
SCRAMBLING TO GUNSIGHT PEAK HAS MANY REWARDS. NOTICE THE FOLDED ROCK
NEARING THE SADDLE BELOW GUNSIGHT PEAK
