Ascent of Mount Thomas on 2017-06-03| Other People: | Solo Ascent
| | Date: | Saturday, June 3, 2017 | | Ascent Type: | Unsuccessful - Turned Back | | Peak: | Mount Thomas | | Location: | USA-Colorado | | Elevation: | 9250 ft / 2819 m |
Ascent Trip ReportEric Waag must have jumped the fence. Now that my heart was nearly back to normal beats I wanted one more top to tag but a short climb in case I had more issues with my pulse and this looked like and easy tag and bag. But it is not. I parked near the intersection in the only turn out I could find that did not say NO PARKING. I headed up the easy Mule Deer trail until it deviated away from this small peak. I then headed up hill towards the peak. But I ran into signs and fences saying do not enter; private property; oddly it is another one of those "wildlife" places where the public is not invited. I respect that they do not want people in all places so that wildlife can have refuge but I wish the state would recognize that peakabggers are not hunting - just give us one way up and down and we will stay off of everything else! But bottom line is - I respected the request to not enter and turned back. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 60 ft / 18 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 0.6 mi / 1 km | | Grade/Class: | 1 | | Quality: | 2 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Bushwhack | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 60 ft / 18 m | | Distance: | 0.3 mi / 0.5 km | | Start Trailhead: | 9190 ft / 2801 m | | Descent Statistics | | Distance: | 0.3 mi / 0.5 km | Ascent Part of Trip: Denver-7
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 6542 ft / 1994 m Total Trip Loss: 4166 ft / 1270 m |
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