Ascent of Santa Fe Mountain on 2018-12-01| Other People: | Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Saturday, December 1, 2018 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Santa Fe Mountain | | Location: | USA-Colorado | | Elevation: | 10537 ft / 3211 m |
Ascent Trip ReportParked along Squaw Pass Road and followed the obvious trails on national forest land using the GPS track of the Michek family. It was brutal cold and windy and I wish I wish I had more layers. Fingers were frozen...thinking wind chill around 15F. Snow on ground mostly on downclimb down to creek through north face woods about 3 inches deep. Thick woods
Yucky solo hike. The bushwhack on the south slope of Santa Fe was mostly dry of snow so that was fine but a lot of downfall and it was just a straight up class 2 slog. Few views. You do this to get a 1k prominence peak but this was not a particularly fun hike in the cold. Not the most beautiful bushwhack and no rock scrambling. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 1937 ft / 589 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 1000 ft / 304 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 5.2 mi / 8.4 km | | Grade/Class: | 1,2 | | Quality: | 3 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Bushwhack, Snow on Ground | | Weather: | Cold, Windy, Clear
29F but wind chill 15F | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 1437 ft / 437 m | | Gain Breakdown: | Net: 937 ft / 285 m; Extra: 500 ft / 152m | | Loss on way in: | 500 ft / 152 m | | Distance: | 2.6 mi / 4.2 km | | Route: | followed the Michek family route all the way | | Start Trailhead: | paved road Squaw Pass Rd 9600 ft / 2926 m | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 500 ft / 152 m | | Gain on way out: | 500 ft / 152 m | | Distance: | 2.6 mi / 4.2 km |
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