Bald Mountain

Summits: Bald Mountain – 9,368′
Date: 10/14/2018
Range: Boise Mountains
Distance: 4.4 Miles
Elevation Gain: 1,750′

It was an unseasonably cold October day but I still wanted to get out in the high country as I did not get out the week before as I was under the weather. Bald Mountain (one of many Bald Mountains in Idaho) seemed like a good choice as it was short and I had not been to that area.

I nearly stopped well before the trailhead because of the snow. Luckily it was not deep and I nearly made it to the start of the Corbus Lake Trail. Despite the snow being a couple inches deep I made good progress. The temperature was well below freezing and the water in my camelback froze. Luckily I had a water bottle too. The views on top were great of Steel Mountain, the Sawtooths, and Corbus Lake. On the way back with the sun out I was plenty warm.

It was nice to get out to a new area even though the peak was not particularly rugged. Sometime I will have to check out Steel Mountain and the Queens River area of the Sawtooths.