SHORTY PEAK 6515' TRAIL #95 & LONE TREE PEAK 6732'
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 263' gain to Lone Tree Peak
DIFFICULTY: Moderate to both Summits
MAPS: IPNF-Kaniksu N. F., Shorty Peak
GPS: N48° 57’ 12”W116° 39’ 02“
RANGER DISTRICT: Bonners Ferry R.D. 208.267.5561
DISTANCE: 5 miles RT
ELEVATION: 1275' gain to Shorty, about 250' loss and 263' gain to Lone Tree Peak
DIFFICULTY: Moderate to both Summits
MAPS: IPNF-Kaniksu N. F., Shorty Peak
GPS: N48° 57’ 12”W116° 39’ 02“
RANGER DISTRICT: Bonners Ferry R.D. 208.267.5561
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.
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
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.
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.
R & P:
Mr, Sub, Eichardt’s , & Jalapeños, Burger Express in Sandpoint
PLAN YOUR TRIP:
PHOTO GALLERY
ALL THE IMAGES ARE FROM THE CHRIS HERATH IMAGE COLLECTION
THE VIEW OF THE AMERICAN SELKIRKS FROM THE SHORTY PEAK LOOKOUT.
NOTICE THE OUTHOUSE. YA GOTTA PLAN AHEAD AT THIS LOOKOUT.
SHORTY PEAK LOOKOUT FROM THE TRAIL.
SHORTY PEAK FIRE LOOKOUT RENTAL
THE INSIDE IS PRETTY NICE. BUT WAIT FOR THE VIEWS OUTSIDE.
THE THREE TALLEST PEAK ARE IN THE LION HEAD GROUP
CHRIS HEATING UP MY HOMEMADE CHICKEN & RICE SOUP I MADE
THE SHORT HIKE TO LONE TREE PEAK 6732'.
SHORTY PEAK 6515', THE PURCELL TRENCH, AND CASCADE RIDGE
SHORTY PEAK AND LOOKOUT FROM LONE TREE PEAK 6732'.
CHRIS ON THE DECK AFTER VISITING LONE TREE PEAK.
CHIC TAKING IN THE VIEW OF THE AMERICAN SELKIRKS
IMAGE BY CHRIS HERATH
