Ascent of The Horns on 2014-07-30| Others in Party: | Willie-Weimaraner Musser
Karen Musser
----Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Wednesday, July 30, 2014 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Car | | Peak: | The Horns | | Location: | USA-Maine | | Elevation: | 3805 ft / 1159 m |
Ascent Trip ReportBack to the AT heading away from the North Horn, the south Horn is on the AT. It was a very steep, large rock climb that would make a difficult climb with a full and heavy backpack but at least it is not very far. The views are good of the Sugarloaf ski area (if you like the view of ski trails cutting up a mountain) and back at West Peak but I thought all and all the views off the North Horn were more interesting and 360 degrees.
Karen, Willy, and I then descended into the thick cloud cover hoping to avoid rain and down the seemingly endless saddle between the horns and the West Peak. The saddle is not simply a downclimb. It levels out and re-climbs several times giving the feeling of a false saddle at least 3 times! It was a relief when we finally started the upward leg of the West Peak Ascent but it was farther down the Bigelow Ridge than one would seem. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 200 ft / 60 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 560 ft / 170 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 1.4 mi / 2.2 km | | Grade/Class: | 1,2 steep | | Quality: | 6 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail | | Weather: | Drizzle, Cool, Breezy, Low Clouds
60F on verge of rain | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 125 ft / 38 m | | Distance: | 0.4 mi / 0.6 km | | Route: | AT | | Start Trailhead: | saddle between Horns 3680 ft / 1121 m | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 560 ft / 170 m | | Loss Breakdown: | Net: 485 ft / 148 m; Extra: 75 ft / 22m | | Gain on way out: | 75 ft / 22 m | | Distance: | 1 mi / 1.6 km | | Route: | AT | | End Trailhead: | Saddle between Horn and West Peak 3320 ft / 1011 m | Ascent Part of Trip: Bigalow
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 4237 ft / 1291 m Total Trip Loss: 4237 ft / 1292 m |
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