RUSSELL PEAK TRAIL #12 6618' & RUSSELL RIDGE #92
EVENT TYPE: Hiking & backpacking
DISTANCE: 2.6 miles to Russell Peak, 2.8 miles to the junction with trail 92, trail #92 is less then 5 miles long.
ELEVATION: 1666' gain to Peak. Peak to end of trail 92 533' loss
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
MAPS: Pyramid Peak & Farnham Peak
GPS: Trail #12 N48° 49’ 13.8” W116° 32’ 40” & N48° 47’ 47.0” W116° 31’ 32.6”, Trail #92 N48° 48’ 34.4” W116° 32’ 27”
RANGER DISTRICT: Bonners Ferry R.D. 208.267.5561
BONNERS FERRY COUNTY SHERIFF: 911 OR 208.267.3151
IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST/ALERTS
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ipnf/alerts-notices
DISTANCE: 2.6 miles to Russell Peak, 2.8 miles to the junction with trail 92, trail #92 is less then 5 miles long.
ELEVATION: 1666' gain to Peak. Peak to end of trail 92 533' loss
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
MAPS: Pyramid Peak & Farnham Peak
GPS: Trail #12 N48° 49’ 13.8” W116° 32’ 40” & N48° 47’ 47.0” W116° 31’ 32.6”, Trail #92 N48° 48’ 34.4” W116° 32’ 27”
RANGER DISTRICT: Bonners Ferry R.D. 208.267.5561
BONNERS FERRY COUNTY SHERIFF: 911 OR 208.267.3151
IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST/ALERTS
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ipnf/alerts-notices
DESCRIPTION:
From the Trout Creek Trail #634, cross the creek and bear right, then forks left thru a forest of old growth Cedars. The trail switchbacks to just below the peak where it heads east to the junction with Trail #92. At the junction turn right (SW for about 1/2 a mile to the summit.
To access Russell Ridge, retrace your steps back to Trail 92, and continue ENE on 92 for about 5 miles. Retrace your steps back to Trail 12 and down to the trailhead.
To access Russell Ridge, retrace your steps back to Trail 92, and continue ENE on 92 for about 5 miles. Retrace your steps back to Trail 12 and down to the trailhead.
DIRECTIONS:
From the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge, head north on West Side Road #417 for 10 miles to the Trout Creek Road #634. Turn left (west) on 634 for 6.3 miles to an unmarked trailhead near a decommissioned road.
HAZARDS:
Many switchbacks to the peak. And a short scramble to the summit
COOL THINGS CLOSE BY:
Pyramid Pass, Peak & Lakes, Long Mountain Lake, Fisher Peak, Long Canyon, Parker Peak, the Purcell Trench, and the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge.
R & P:
Jalapeños, Mr. Sub, Burger Express, Eichardt’s in Sandpoint