Collection of Grand Canyon peaks north of the Colorado River from the out-of-print book in the 90s by Aaron and Pernell Tomasi. All peaks are Class 2 and 3 scrambles. A companion challenge to the South Rim challenge. Thanks to peakery member Christopher for help with this challenge.
Highest peak
Saddle Mountain
8,424 ft / 2,567 m
Most prominent peak
Saddle Mountain
884 ft / 269 m prom
Most summited peak
Vulcans Throne
5 summits
Most difficult peak
no info yet
Difficulty breakdown
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Highlights
Latest summits
"My second visit to the Toroweap/Tuweep area, but my first time actually making it to Vulcan's Throne and to Toroweap Overlook! Beautiful day, a little bit of wind and a bit chilly, but such a bright, sunshine-filled morning. Straightforward hike; we parked at a pull-out and walked across the raised berm that keeps the dry lakebed a, well, retaining lake if/when it rains. From there, we picked our way up next to the wash that led to the saddle near the peak. It's steep. Very, very steep. No other issues beyond being steep, though! Great views of the canyon from the top, and a really fantastic summit register dating back to 2008. Saw some names in the register that I recognize from Peakery, which is always neat! I wandered down to the edge a bit farther to look down a bit better at the canyon and over at Toroweap Overlook, which we hadn't yet visited. We went down mostly the same route that we came up, with a little bit of wobbling around to keep our footing. Very straightforward, no challenges beyond the sheer cardio of how steep the slope was and the loose rock/small scree that you could slide down (or up!). Didn't see any mule deer, unfortunately. " — psychikingjes • Feb 27, 2021
"This was supposed to be the easiest summit of the trip yet I almost got turned back in the Supai. Finally found the class 2 fully after almost giving up. Complete TR: https://TheMtsAreCalling.com/woolseybutte" — Christopher • Sep 18, 2019
"I’d put Dragon Head in the running for one of the most difficult GC summits I’ve done. 14 trailless miles of thorns and brush with plenty of class 3. Pace was less than one mile per hour with locust brush often over my head on a steep slope. Complete TR: https://TheMtsAreCalling.com/dragonshead" — Christopher • Sep 17, 2019
"I’d put Dragon Head in the running for one of the most difficult GC summits I’ve done. 14 trailless miles of thorns and brush with plenty of class 3. Pace was less than one mile per hour with locust brush often over my head on a steep slope. Complete TR: https://TheMtsAreCalling.com/dragonshead" — Christopher • Sep 17, 2019
"First big solo peak since the broken ankle. Cross country was pretty straight forward by GC standard with plenty of spicy class 3. Placed a new copper register at the summit made by Art Christiansen. Hit Widforss plateau on the return. Complete TR: https://TheMtsAreCalling.com/colonnade" — Christopher • Sep 16, 2019