According to Idaho Place Names; A Geographical Dictionary, a man named Huges was cooking for a camp near Junction Mountain. He became ill and died. George Engelthorn, an employee of the Clearwater National Forest, thought Hughes was buried at what is now Cook Mountain and so he named it that. However, Hughes was buried at Junction Mountain.

Cook Mountain is more than 6,500 feet in elevation and has a relatively flat top that in some spots has a 360 degree view of the surrounding area. It used to be the location of a wildfire lookout tower. There were two tree stand lookouts before an L-4 cabin was built in 1941. It was abandoned in 1963. It is located 25 miles east northeast of Pierce, according to http://www.firelookout.com/id/cookmtn.html.

It can be reached over trails that are popular for hiking and mountain biking.

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