 Seven miles (11 km) north of Ketchum, the highway passes by the headquarters of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area at and the Boulder Mountains to the north, with peaks over .SH-75 climbs past the Galena Lodge to the Galena Summit at , then descends to the scenic viewpoint about a mile later, which overlooks the Sawtooth Mountains to the west and headwaters of the Salmon River in the Sawtooth Valley.Highway 75 descends the grade and reaches the upper end of the valley floor at new Sawtooth City at , and then enters Custer County.