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.