Point 6878 - 7.30.2008

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rodman's GPS route for Point 6878... located between Longs Pass and Ingalls Pass... 8 miles roundtrip... gaining 2850 feet of elevation.
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At the end of the North Fork Teanaway road (4200'), start hiking on the Esmeralda Basin Trail #1394.
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After hiking for .4 miles take the Ingalls Way Trail #1390... the sign needs some repair.
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After hiking on Trail #1390 for two miles, take the Longs Pass Trail #1229.
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Esmeralda Peaks from the Longs Pass Trail.
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Fortune Peak from the Longs Pass Trail.
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Mt. Stuart greets you at Longs Pass (6300').
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Colchuck Peak, Argonaut Peak, and the Dragontail Plateau from Longs Pass.
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The Dragontail Plateau, Little Annapurna, and McClellan Peak from Longs Pass.
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Point 6878 from Longs Pass.
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Nearing the top of Point 6878.
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Pano shot of the Stuart Range from Point 6878.
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Ingalls Peak from Point 6878.
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Esmeralda Peaks and Hawkins Mtn from Point 6878.
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Ingalls Pass from Point 6878.
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Longs Pass in the center of the photo... with the ridge leading over to Teanaway Peak... taken from Point 6878.
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Earl Peak and Bill Peak from Point 6878.
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Nanda and larman near the top of Point 6878.
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One scruffy dude and 3 humans on Point 6878.
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Three Brothers and Navaho Peak from Point 6878.
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Jack Ridge from Point 6878.
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Esmeralda Peaks in the foreground... with Elbow Peak, Humeris Hill, Jolly Mtn and The Louvre on the distant ridge on the left.
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A closeup of Hawkins Mtn from Point 6878.
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A pano shot of Fortune Peak (left) and the 3 summits of Ingalls Peak.
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Leaving the top of Point 6878 and heading for Ingalls Pass.
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Kind of rugged on the ridge from Point 6878 to Ingalls Pass.
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Nanda and larman on some nice rocks.
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Looking back towards the top of Point 6878.
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larman, Nanda, and rodman doing some easy Class 3 scrambling.
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Looking back on Point 6878 from Ingalls Pass... 4 miles of nice trail will get us back to the car.