Distance

3.6 mi to summit

7.0 mi total

Elevation

4,419 ft start

5,154 ft max

Vertical

2,080 ft gain

Time

2 hr 59 min to summit

5 hr 42 min total

Harlan & I came out here to potentially do 4 peaks as a loop. After Shagged, I wasn't feeling very energetic, so Harlan headed to Ragged, while I continued slowly to Jagged Peak, my main objective of the day, where we were supposed to meet back up. Instead of going up the south ridge of Jagged, like I had planned, I decided to follow the drainage to a point below the main summit, then make my ascent. The rock was surprisingly stable. After waiting at the summit for a while, and not hearing answers to any of my calls, I decided to continue on the ridge towards Haggard, so I could have a better view of the ridge that Harlan was supposed to be coming up. I also kept trying to look towards the Jeep, to see if maybe Harlan turned back. Finally, I spotted him on the ridge, heading up towards Jagged! I took my pack off and waited until he caught up to me. Once together, Harlan told me how slow-going that south ridge was. I'm glad I changed my route! We both decided we were too haggard to do Haggard, so we made our way back to the Jeep. Fun day in a remote area.

Route name

Jagged Peak 6.9 mi route

loop
Obstacles

routefinding, rockfall/loose rock

Key gear

GPS device

Other peaks climbed on this trip

hwstock

I estimate that to meet at the wash as we originally proposed, I would have needed to go about 2x as fast as you, and still gain 1000' extra elevation... doh! The simple side trip over Ragged added a bit over 1.5 miles! Well, at the time... still a great day, the most exercise I've had in a long time. No PF issues.