Distance

4.9 mi to summit

10.7 mi total

Elevation

9,030 ft start

12,862 ft max

Vertical

3,910 ft gain

Time

4 hr 1 min to summit

6 hr 53 min total

Lonely peak - I was the only person climbing the mountain that day. Tried to get as far as I could on the Queen Mine road, but couldn't make it past the old mine entrance. Pretty easy hiking up to the first ridge and across to the saddle. From there (with all the wild horses) was a scree-fest, scrambling up to the next saddle, and then more scrambling / rock hopping to the summit. Started to hear distant thunder near the summit, but couldn't see any dark clouds anywhere on the horizon. Moved quickly from there just in case, and had a fairly uneventful trip down with only a couple of scree wipeouts. The altitude definitely hit me on this one, but fun solo day in the mountains!

Route name

Queen Mine

Obstacles

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Key gear

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