Steele Mountain is a part of the Boise Mountain Range in Elmore County, and the hike starts off Hot Creek Road. This is a high clearance dirt road that may need to be hiked first if your vehicle can’t access it. You’ll follow the Hot Creek drainage south to the mountain through stream-side vegetation and rocky terrain. The mountain has two granite summits with beautiful cliffs, faces, and towers. There are several technical routes on the northern summit including Quasi-Moat-O (5.5) and North Face (5.9). Otherwise, you can scramble up the northwestern face of the mountain. There is also a lookout tower that remains on the summit ridge, and an old hermit's shack on the saddle to the north.