Chimney Rock is a mountain summit in Boundary County, Idaho, United States.
Description Chimney Rock is a distinctive landmark and popular rock-climbing destination in the southern Selkirk Mountains. The mountain is situated east of Priest Lake on land managed by Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's western slope drains to Priest Lake, whereas the east slope drains to the Pack River, and both are part of the Pend Oreille River drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over above the Pack River in . This mountain's descriptive toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The granitic tower has earned the nickname "Lightning rod of North Idaho."Paul M. Lewis, Beautiful North Idaho, Beautiful America Publishing Company, 1979, , p. 17. The first ascent of the summit was made on September 8, 1934, by John Carey, Mart Chamberlain, Fred Thieme, and Byron Ward via the West Face.
Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Chimney Rock is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. Climbers can expect afternoon rain and lightning from summer thunderstorms.
Climbing chronology History of early first ascents made by 1972:Chimney Rock, Off-Belay Magazine, 1972, Idahoaclimbingguide.com Route Rating Year ClimbersWest Face5.3 1934J. Carey, M. Chamberlain, F. Thieme, B. WardWest Face (free solo)5.3 1935John Ferris BootheNortheast Face5.8 1959 Don Bergman, Ed CooperEast Face5.9 1961Ed Cooper, Dave HiserSouth Nose5.7 1966 Fred Beckey, Jerry FullerWest Face Direct5.8 1968Chris Kopczynski, John RoskelleyBroken Thumb5.7 1968Chris Kopczynski, Cary KopczynskiYellowjacket5.7 1970John Roskelley, Jim SpearmanSanchos5.9 1971Chris Kopczynski, John and Joyce RoskelleyBoogie Jive5.6 1972Will Parks, Jim Spearman
See also List of mountain peaks of Idaho
References
External links Account of first ascent: Idahoaclimbingguide.com Chimney Rock: weather forecast Chimney Rock climbing: Mountainproject.com Chimney Rock (photo): Flickr