Does anyone know the total mileage for the winter route?
That woman from the PI (K. Sykes) says it is 13 miles RT from the gate on Road #62, but how far up road #62 is the gate?
Someone else told me it is 6 miles to the trailhead from the road, but how far to the summit from there? Anyone got a Beckey guide?
With all the new snow, now doubt the route will be loooong..... No problem though; I've been wanting to bag this peak for some time (recon for Index), so I'll break trail if you wanna go!!!!
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Craig
Oh yeah,
Beckey gives no specifics pertaining to winter closures and distances....
Even so, I don't predict any major challenges.... Just a long road walk for the most part!!
Craig
Don't know about the gate, but when we went up one March we drove to a large mud puddle and parked. Walked a couple (?) road miles from there and then got bloodied up ascending a clear cut for about 1500' vertical.
We must have been off route, but it got us there. Hopefully someone will let you know if there is a better route than the clearcut.
Huge cornices on upper ridge and summit area. View of Index was outstanding.
The website posted earlier in this thread has a map of the trail route. It's a nice brush-free, but steep route. Great route for snowshoeing! I've seen people drive through the mud puddle but I ain't gonna in my car. Walk up the roads shown on the map, then look for the trail (maybe a hundred or two hundred feet from the end of the road??). A year or two ago, the loggers were persuaded by a frequent Persis climber to cut the downfall caused by logging, so the trail is in great shape.
Sounds like the route we took. Started out a bit from road end like it was a trail and then became lost in the debris. I was with a bear of a guy that just sauntered his way up while I hit every snag on the way.
Sounds like it might be worh a revist. Loved the upper mountain.
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