LONG MOUNTAIN 7,265 feet (Class 2)
Long Mt has a distinctive .5 mile-long summit ridge that forms part of the divide between Long Canyon and Parker Creek. Its summit is 3.0 miles southwest of Parker Peak
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Map: USGS Pyramid Peak
Drive: Primary access to the eastern side of the Selkirk Range is from US-2/US-95, which runs from Sandpoint north to the Canadian Border. The good secondary roads stay on the west side of the Kootenai River.
0.0 Take ID-1 north from its junction with US-95
1.0 m Copeland turn. Drive through Copeland and cross the Kootenai River. Continue on the West Side Road and then turn north.
Drive another 2.95 m north to the trailhead.
Trail/Route: Take FST-221 either south from Parker Peak or north from Trout Creek
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