5.9 mi to summit
11.8 mi total
6,750 ft start
3,640 ft gain
7 hr 30 min to summit
12 hr 0 min total
Peak 2 of 3 on a warm August day. The first was Waterman Mountain (8,038'), and the third was Twin Peaks West (7,596'). I returned to the Mt. Waterman Trail Junction after summiting Waterman, and took the trail down the switchbacks to Twin Peaks Saddle (6,550'), and then a combination of use trail and cross-country (the trail seemed to disappear at times, so I followed climbers' cairns) up the very steep slope to the summit. I rested a bit, and as I started to descend, I saw how close Twin Peaks West was, so I hiked mostly cross country to it (there is some very faint trail here and there) and rested a small bit before the steep descent to the saddle and long trudge back up to the junction by Waterman. It is a very tough hike that took me all day, but I felt an awesome sense of accomplishment having done it. Elevation gain with all 3 is about 3,800'-3,900', with just Waterman and Twin East is about 3,600'. I was blessed to see several deer and a small group of Bighorn Sheep! The pictures came out rough, however!
Waterman Trail to Twin Peaks Trail to Twin Peaks Saddle to Peak
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