Cooks Peak
About
Cooks Peak is a summit in the Bonners Ferry Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, about 10 miles from the town of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Several destinations sit close by. Snow Lake is about 2.3 miles away, and Burton Ridge is about 3.3 miles off. Bottleneck Lake lies about 3.7 miles away and has camping at the Fs Trail 187 (Bottleneck Lake Access) site. The Lower Kootenai River Area is about 8.8 miles from the summit and is known for river fishing.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
5,998 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Cooks Peak
Idaho
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
Where it is
- Bonners Ferry Ranger District · Ranger district
- Idaho Panhandle National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- Bonners Ferry, Idaho · 9.9 mi
Conditions
Active alerts for Bonners Ferry Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Twentymile Leonia Forest Service Road 408 Closure
information · posted Oct 7, 2026
Trail 16 Canyon Creek (Long Canyon) Closure
caution · posted Sep 30, 2026
Black Mountain / Forest Road 274
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Snow LakeHiking2.3 mi
- Burton RidgeHiking3.3 mi
- Fs Trail 187 (Bottleneck Lake Access)Camping3.5 mi
- Bottleneck LakeHiking3.7 mi
- Fs Road 2409 (@ Fs Trail 6 Th) (Harrison Lake AcceCamping4 mi
- Myrtle 2 aka "Turtle Arches"Rock climbing5.2 mi
- Harrison PeakRock climbing5.3 mi
- Lower Kootenai River AreaRiver fishing8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
