rodman's GPS route of our snowshoe trip to Red Top Mtn... 14 miles roundtrip, gaining 2722 feet of elevation.
We parked at the Mineral Springs Restaurant (2680')... crossed the road into the Mineral Springs campground... stayed on the main road for ~1 mile... crossed Blue Creek and connected with FS 9738 which we walked for ~2 miles... then turned onto FS 9702.
After walking ~2miles on FS9702, we left the road (~4400') and headed uphill.
By leaving FS9702 we saved more than a mile of road walking.
We reconnected with FS 9702 and after ~1 mile we got this view of the lookout on Red Top Mtn.
A closeup of the Red Top Mtn lookout.
We've reached the trailhead for Red Top Mtn... only a .5 mile hike to the summit.
BarbE heading for the summit.
rdyhiker and ragman are close to the summit.
An icy tree near the summit... with a cap forming on Mt. Rainier in the distance.
rodman, rdyhiker and BarbE very near the summit.
A pano shot... from Hawkins Mtn on the left to Three Brothers and The Temple on the right.
A pano shot of The Stuart Range behind Earl, Navaho and the west summit of Three Brothers.
The corniced north ridge of Red Top Mtn... with the Stuart Range in the distance... Miller Peak on the far right.
rdyhiker, BarbE and rodman on the Red Top Mtn summit (5361').
A zoom shot of Stuart, Sherpa, Argonaut, Colchuck, Dragontail and Little Annapurna.
A zoom shot of Hawkins Mtn and Esmerelda Peaks.
A zoom shot of Ingalls Peak, Stuart and Sherpa.
Very cold on top when the sun isn't shining.
Leaving the summit... reversing the route we used on the way up.
BarbE showing technique.
BarbE looking at the edge of the corniced south ridge.
Looking back at the summit.
Cutting the 180 degree switchback of FS 9702.
Back to the well-groomed FS 9702... leaving a little more than 5 miles of road walking to get back to the car.