Distance
8.5 mi to summit
20.0 mi total
Elevation
1,955 ft start
4,806 ft max
Vertical
3,509 ft gain
Time
5 hr 20 min to summit
9 hr 55 min total
Started from Upper Elk Lake parking, 2.3 miles to trailhead then up Hunter's Pass to Lillian Brook Trail to Hough summit. Over the Back-horn to Dix, then doubled back to descend via the Beck-horn Trail. Fifteen below in the morning… and windy on the summits!
Route name
loop
Obstacles
snow on route
Key gear
ice axe, crampons, snowshoes, trekking poles, mountaineering boots, GPS device
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