Distance

4.1 mi to summit

9.5 mi total

Elevation

9,684 ft start

12,512 ft max

Vertical

3,249 ft gain

Time

2 hr 57 min to summit

8 hr 7 min total

I took the Hell's Hole trail up past Sugarloaf, then bushwhacked up to the ridge just south of the summit. I followed the ridge down to Little Sugarloaf, Independence, and Alpine. The weather was perfect and no wildfire smoke to deal with.

Route name

Hell's Hole Trailhead

loop
Obstacles

bushwhacking

Key gear

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