0.5 mi to summit
3.5 mi total
3,409 ft start
3,852 ft max
1,260 ft gain
13 min to summit
2 hr 46 min total
The forecast was for freezing temps with 25-30mph winds everywhere. Mike & I wanted to do something, so we crossed our fingers that the Nelson area might be a little better than everywhere else. Well, it was cold & windy there too! We still bagged a few peaks in the morning, then bailed early. Headed up the NW slope to the top of Arch Back (there is a great arch up there!), then back to the car. We drove another mile up the road, then ascended Pigs In Zen Peak via the West slope, descended to the east & went up the south ridge to Lonesome Peak before descending back down the east face & looping back around the north side of PIZ back to the car. Very windy & cold!!