Arco, Idaho: Diamond Peak
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.73 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,022 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 4,022 ft
- Max elevation
- 12,201 ft
- TrailRank
- 19
- Min elevation
- 7,969 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 2003
- Uploaded
- September 22, 2015
- Recorded
- September 2015
near Lone Pine, Idaho (United States)
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Itinerary description
Among the Idaho 12ers, this is the only one that provides a nice, scenic climb on a ridge and steady calls 3 climbing on decent rock.
Depending on the capabilities of the vehicle, there is a suitable camping spot at 8000 feet. Getting there requires a high clearance vehicle and 4-wheel drive. Going further up the road requires an ATV.
After leaving the road the trail reaches a wooded area. The trail becomes faint, but the idea is to traverse the slope leaving the high point to the left. Eventually reach the saddle behind.
A clear trail gets to 11000 feet, easy going. At that point there is clambering over rocks all the way to the summit. The climbing is forgiving, easy to find class 3 terrain. The hardest spot is probably a 30 feet wall close to the start.
The access road is bad. Take Pass Creek, and about 2 miles from the highway there is a creek crossing to the right. Follow the road (240) to a fork with road 835 to the left. The road becomes steadily worse from then. Then road 796 goes straight up the ridge, as far as you feel comfortable.
Depending on the capabilities of the vehicle, there is a suitable camping spot at 8000 feet. Getting there requires a high clearance vehicle and 4-wheel drive. Going further up the road requires an ATV.
After leaving the road the trail reaches a wooded area. The trail becomes faint, but the idea is to traverse the slope leaving the high point to the left. Eventually reach the saddle behind.
A clear trail gets to 11000 feet, easy going. At that point there is clambering over rocks all the way to the summit. The climbing is forgiving, easy to find class 3 terrain. The hardest spot is probably a 30 feet wall close to the start.
The access road is bad. Take Pass Creek, and about 2 miles from the highway there is a creek crossing to the right. Follow the road (240) to a fork with road 835 to the left. The road becomes steadily worse from then. Then road 796 goes straight up the ridge, as far as you feel comfortable.
Waypoints
Waypoint
7,976 ft
Diamond camping spot
Waypoint
8,809 ft
Trail around hill
Summit
12,185 ft
Diamond Peak
Waypoint
11,171 ft
FIrst face
Panorama
9,341 ft
Large cairn
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