Red Top Mountain - 3.26.2009
rodman's GPS route of our snowshoe trip to Red Top Mtn... 14 miles roundtrip, gaining 2722 feet of elevation.
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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.
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After walking ~2miles on FS9702, we left the road (~4400') and headed uphill.
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By leaving FS9702 we saved more than a mile of road walking.
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We reconnected with FS 9702 and after ~1 mile we got this view of the lookout on Red Top Mtn.
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A closeup of the Red Top Mtn lookout.
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We've reached the trailhead for Red Top Mtn... only a .5 mile hike to the summit.
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BarbE heading for the summit.
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rdyhiker and ragman are close to the summit.
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An icy tree near the summit... with a cap forming on Mt. Rainier in the distance.
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rodman, rdyhiker and BarbE very near the summit.
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A pano shot... from Hawkins Mtn on the left to Three Brothers and The Temple on the right.
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A pano shot of The Stuart Range behind Earl, Navaho and the west summit of Three Brothers.
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The corniced north ridge of Red Top Mtn... with the Stuart Range in the distance... Miller Peak on the far right.
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rdyhiker, BarbE and rodman on the Red Top Mtn summit (5361').
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A zoom shot of Stuart, Sherpa, Argonaut, Colchuck, Dragontail and Little Annapurna.
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A zoom shot of Hawkins Mtn and Esmerelda Peaks.
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A zoom shot of Ingalls Peak, Stuart and Sherpa.
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Very cold on top when the sun isn't shining.
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Leaving the summit... reversing the route we used on the way up.
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BarbE showing technique.
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BarbE looking at the edge of the corniced south ridge.
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Looking back at the summit.
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Cutting the 180 degree switchback of FS 9702.
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Back to the well-groomed FS 9702... leaving a little more than 5 miles of road walking to get back to the car.
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