MYRTLE PEAK 7122' TRAIL #286
MYRTLE PEAK 7122’ TRAIL #286
EVENT TYPE: Day hiking, backpacking, and equestrian.
DISTANCE: 6 miles RT to peak, & 9 miles RT to lake
ELEVATION: Peak 7122’. Lake -1172’
DIFFICULTY: moderately difficult
MAPS: IPNF, Kaniksu N.F., Roman Nose, Smith Peak, and the Wigwams.
GPS: 48°45’54” N 116°38’38” W
RANGER DISTRICT: Bonners Ferry R.D. 208.267.5561
BOUNDARY COUNTY SHERIFF: CALL 911 FIRST or 208.267.3151
DISTANCE: 6 miles RT to peak, & 9 miles RT to lake
ELEVATION: Peak 7122’. Lake -1172’
DIFFICULTY: moderately difficult
MAPS: IPNF, Kaniksu N.F., Roman Nose, Smith Peak, and the Wigwams.
GPS: 48°45’54” N 116°38’38” W
RANGER DISTRICT: Bonners Ferry R.D. 208.267.5561
BOUNDARY COUNTY SHERIFF: CALL 911 FIRST or 208.267.3151
DESCRIPTION:
WE HAVE ADDED THE AREAS SHERIFF’S EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS FOR EACH TRIP WRITE UP UNDER THE RANGER DISTRICT INFO. IF AN EMERGENCY OCURRS, EVALUATE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND CALL ONLY IF NEEDED.Trail # 286 begins on private timberland that has been heavily logged, but soon enters the forest and climbs steadily for 3 miles to the summit of Myrtle Peak. Because this section of the trail is on a southern aspect, in summer it's very hot for most of the 3 miles. As you approach the peak, the trail circles the summit on the SW side. From the summit the views all around of the American Selkirks are outstanding. Kent Peak 7243' and especially Kent Lake is rarely seen in all its glory.
OPTION#1:
From Myrtle Peak, the Myrtle Lake “trail” is sparse and rough, and drops about 1172’.
DIRECTIONS:
From the Kootenai Wildlife Refuge drive 1.3 miles to the Myrtle Creek Road #633. Turn left (west) onto FR 633 for 10 miles to FR 2406 and turn right (NW) for 3 miles to the end of the road.
COOL THINGS CLOSE BY:
Burton Peak, Myrtle Creek Game Preserve, Two Mouth Lakes, Cooks Peak & Lake, the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge, and the northern trail to Harrison Lake
HAZARDS:
There is no water after Slide Creek at about 3 miles.
From Myrtle Peak, the trail to Myrtle is sparse, and rough.
From Myrtle Peak, the trail to Myrtle is sparse, and rough.
R & P:
Eicharts, Mr. Sub, Jalapeño in Sandpoint.
PLAN YOUR TRIP:
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