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Ascent of Canyon Creek Peak on 2009-05-26

Climber: Edward Earl

Date:

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Motorized Transport to Trailhead:

Car

Peak:

Canyon Creek Peak

Location:

USA-Wyoming

Elevation:

5560 ft / 1694 m

Ascent Trip Report

On US-16 about 3½ miles E of Tensleep, I headed SE on WY-436. 2.5 miles down this road is a gravel road on the R, identified by a yellow sign as state trust land. WY-436 runs mostly NW-SE at this point. I parked here.

I crossed a fence on the NE side of the highway, dipped across a gully, and soon gained the flat, sloping W face of the peak. Scattered evergreens and occasional rocks pose no impediment to travel. After about half an hour I reached the summit area. The topo shows no fewer than 4 possible 5560+ contour areas, but the largest (which is the 2nd most eastern) is definitely the highest ground. The 2 western areas are naturally crossed on the way to it. Be sure to keep going E until the ground drops away on three sides. You will need to do a slight amount of class 2 scrambling when descending the E side of the 2nd most western area. The SE area, which is very tiny, is a rock outcrop that is definitely lower and need not be visited.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

550 ft / 166 m

Extra Gain:

25 ft / 7 m

Distance:

2.4 mi / 3.9 km

Route:

W face

Trailhead:

WY-436 5060 ft / 1542 m

Route Conditions:

Open Country

Ascent Statistics

Time Up:

40 Minutes

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