A magnitude-4.2 earthquake toppled a beloved Idaho climbing spire, sparking rockslide

An earthquake toppled a popular Idaho rock climbing spot in the Sawtooth mountains, video shows.

Baron Spire, also known as Smoothie or Old Smoothie, fell when a magnitude-4.2 quake struck around 8:11 p.m. Friday. According to U.S. Geological Survey data, the earthquake originated around Observation Peak in the Sawtooth Mountain Range a few miles southwest of Stanley. Baron Spire was near the Baron Lakes about 7 miles southeast of the earthquake’s epicenter.

A video recorded at Baron Lake by Katy Murphree of Boise shows dust billowing down the mountain in the wake of the spire’s collapse. Debris can be heard crashing down the mountainside.

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