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24k topo map of hike and roads in to camp at ~6700’. |
100k topo overview of the roads on the E and W sides of the range. |
The camp spot at ~6700’; view N up the side mining road. |
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ridge route. |
View SW to peak. There are some bristlecones in the gully at L. |
Even the worst talus on the ridge is pretty stable. |
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Limestone pinnacles on the ridge usually have a side bypass. |
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Zoom N to |
We’re approaching the rimrock on the SE side of the peak. |
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Now we’ve crossed the rimrock, and walk a benign 200’ vertical to the peak top. The sharp peak to S is Meeker. |
The mild canyon on the R (W) side of photo may provide an alternate route. |
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View ~ NNW, with Quinn Mts. in center, and |
The Quinn Mts.to NNW. |
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I went to the N end of the summit block to scout other routes down. Not today. |
the snow-covered peaks on skyline. |
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Down the gully route. |
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Quartz-calcite veins in limestone. |
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