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Ascent of Mount Willey on 2010-09-04

Climber: Thomas Carlile

Date:

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Mount Willey

Location:

USA-New Hampshire

Elevation:

4255 ft / 1296 m

Ascent Trip Report

It's a further 1.4 miles to the summit of Mount Willey, and this section was my favorite part of the hike. The initial descent from Mount Field is somewhat steep, and has a fun rocky section that needs to be scrambled down, and as the trail flattens out approaching the col the rocks give way to softer ground in sections, and the hike becomes a pleasant stroll with gorgeous views into the wilderness to the West.

The ascent up Mount Willey from the col is mild, and there's only a small push up the summit at the end of the trail. The summit cairn is located on a narrow section of the trail with obstructed views. Though there is a small overlook with great views of the Webster Cliffs and the Presidential Range across Crawford Notch.

Other hikers were occupying the overlook, so Jadyn and I returned to the summit Cairn to have lunch. While we were eating a small mouse began scurrying around in the trees to the side of the trail, and seemed to be unafraid of us. We headed back towards Mount Field along the Willey Range Trail. Scrambling up the steep rock section to the Field Summit was fun.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

320 ft / 97 m

Elevation Loss:

255 ft / 77 m

Quality:

5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Scramble

Weather:

Cool, Breezy, Partly Cloudy

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

320 ft / 97 m

Extra Loss:

255 ft / 77 m

Distance:

1.4 mi / 2.2 km

Route:

Willey Range Trail

Trailhead:

Field Summit 4320 ft / 1316 m

Time Up:

1 Hours

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

0 ft / 0 m

Trailhead:

Willey Summit 4255 ft / 1296 m

Ascent Part of Trip: Willey Range 2010 (0 nights total away from roads)

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
1	Mount Tom	2010-09-04
2	Mount Field	2010-09-04
3	Mount Willey	2010-09-04
4	Mount Field	2010-09-04
5	Mount Avalon	2010-09-04

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