Distance

3.0 mi to summit

6.7 mi total

Elevation

5,528 ft start

9,678 ft max

Vertical

4,069 ft gain

Time

4 hr 58 min to summit

10 hr 47 min total

Did this as a cold but mostly sunny spring climb. Inclement weather in bursts added snow and cold.

At 7k feet I needed crampons. At 8k feet I was better off with alpine snowhoes. Near the summit block neither crampons worked well (broke through snow) and snowshoes kept sliding the slope and loose snow.

Route name

Sheep Mountain 6.7 mi route

out-and-back
Obstacles

snow on route

Key gear

ice axe, crampons, trekking poles, mountaineering boots, snow shoes, wine