Chimney Rock (Idaho)

Chimney Rock is a 7124 ft 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 6 mi 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 3700. ft above the Pack River in 3 mi. 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." 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: