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| Hiking | 8.01 Miles |
3,698 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.01 Miles | 6 Hrs 4 Mns | | 1.53 mph |
| 3,698 ft AEG | 49 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | This was a hike to the summit of Scotchman Peak, the highpoint of Bonner County in the northern part of the Idaho panhandle. The county borders Washington to the west and Montana to the east.
There is a nice maintained trail leading all the way to the summit. The trail is steep in places, but there are lots of switchbacks that make life easier.
Signs at the trailhead mention grizzly bears and mountain goats: I saw 4 mountain goats but no bears.
About 1/4 mile from the summit I saw RM2 just off the trail -- according to the surveyors data set this was used as the azimuth mark.
The summit has 2 rock knobs that are a couple of hundred feet apart. The knob to the west has the benchmark and topo maps show it as having a spot elevation of 7,009 feet. However, lidar data shows that the knob to the east is at an elevation of 7,018 feet, thus making it the highpoint. That being the case, I went over and made a short easy scramble to get on top of it.
This was an enjoyable hike. I started early and saw nobody else on the trail until I was on my way back down. There were several groups going up as I was on the descent, so this seems to be a popular hike. |
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