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.