SHORTY PEAK 6515' TRAIL #95 & LONE TREE PEAK 6732'
EVENT TYPE: Hike, backpack, Fire Lookout Rental
DISTANCE: 5 miles RT
ELEVATION: 1275' gain to Shorty, about 250' loss and 474' gain to Lone Tree Peak
DIFFICULTY: Moderate to both Summits
MAPS: IPNF-Kaniksu N. F., Shorty Peak
GPS: N48° 57’ 12”W116° 39’ 02“
DISTANCE: 5 miles RT
ELEVATION: 1275' gain to Shorty, about 250' loss and 474' gain to Lone Tree Peak
DIFFICULTY: Moderate to both Summits
MAPS: IPNF-Kaniksu N. F., Shorty Peak
GPS: N48° 57’ 12”W116° 39’ 02“
DESCRIPTION:
Like several other hikes in this area, the drive is the hard part. Its about 3 hours to the trailhead from Rathdrum. The trail skirts an old clear cut and climbs gently thru a forest where it flattens out a bit and enters a shady forest for about 1/2 a mile. The trail begins to climb again thru a thinning forest until the last walk up a rather steep section that circles to the summit. On top is a cute and clean forest lookout that you can rented.
The lookout is a 15x15 structure with two single beds, a cooking area and incredible views.
As you sit in a chair on the lookout’s deck, the American Selkirks fill your eastern view. Take a map, and try identifying the many summits.
See how many you have stood on.
The lookout is a 15x15 structure with two single beds, a cooking area and incredible views.
As you sit in a chair on the lookout’s deck, the American Selkirks fill your eastern view. Take a map, and try identifying the many summits.
See how many you have stood on.
DIRECTIONS:
From Bonners Ferry drive 95 drive 15 miles to a junction with SH 1, where you will drive about 2 miles to Copeland, Idaho ( County Road #45. Turn left (west) on Copeland Road as it crosses the Kootenai Valley and the Purcell Trench, to the Westside Road #417. Drive 9 miles to a switchback onto Smith Creek Road #281. The road is paved for about 6.5 miles.
Just past milepost 7, bear right on Road 655 for 1.5 miles and turn sharply to the right onto Road #282. Continue on Road 282 for 4 miles to a saddle and a locked gate.
The trail is an old road on the left.
Just past milepost 7, bear right on Road 655 for 1.5 miles and turn sharply to the right onto Road #282. Continue on Road 282 for 4 miles to a saddle and a locked gate.
The trail is an old road on the left.
OPTION #1:
Continue the hike to Lone Tree Peak about 1 mile to the west. From Lone Tree, the higher of the two, the views are spectacular. On top take a nap on the grass and enjoy the views
HAZARDS:
It’s a long drive, so maybe car camp to get an early start.
COOL THINGS CLOSE BY:
Lone Tree Peak, Canada to the north and the American Selkirks all around you.
This is a hike you should not miss.
This is a hike you should not miss.
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