Fourth of July Peak - 7.24.2010
Drive 44.6 miles north of Ketchum on Idaho Hwy 75 and turn right on the Fourth of July Creek road... then drive 10 miles to the trailhead (8720').
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The sign says 1.25 miles to the Fourth of July Lake, but it is closer to 1.5 miles.
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Anna Purna and Denali Girl at the first stream crossing.
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Blackman Peak on the ridge north of the trail.
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At ~1.3 miles continue towards Washington Lakes.
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Fourth of July Peak from Fourth of July Lake.
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Patterson Peak (10,877') from Fourth of July Lake (9365').
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I continued on trail to the tarn in the pass between Fourth of July Lake and Washington Lake... the Fourth of July Peak false summit is on the right.
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Leaving the trail at the tarn in the pass between Fourth of July Lake and Washington Lake... Blackman Peak is in the distance.
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A good look at the Fourth of July Peak summit on the left.
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The lower of the two Washington Lakes as I head for the Fourth of July Peak summit.
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Still gaining elevation on my way to the summit.
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Ponds just south of Fourth of July Lake.
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Almost on the summit ridge now.
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Fourth of July Lake from the false summit... D. O. Lee Peak on the left and Patterson Peak on the right.
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Still trying to get to the false summit.
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Castle Peak and the lower of the two Washington Lakes.
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D. O. Lee Peak and Patterson Peak from the false summit of Fourth of July Peak.
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A closeup of D. O. Lee Peak in the center of the photo... lots of limestone.
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Phyllis Lake below Ebony Peak.
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Walking over to the Fourth of July Peak summit (10,713').
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Fourth of July Lake on the left... Washington Lake on the right... and the pass connecting the two.
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Someone donated their watter bottle for the summit register.
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The ridge in the center of the photo runs straight to the Ivory Peak summit... Ebony Peak on the right.
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A closeup of Castle Peak.
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The higher of the two Washington Lakes.
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A pano showing both of the Washington Lakes.
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On the way down now... still a few hundred feet above Washington Lake.
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Looking back up at the Fourth of July Peak summit.
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larman and Anna Purna at Fourth of July Lake... 1.5 miles left to get back to the car... the trip was ~6 miles roundtrip, gaining ~2000 feet of elevation.
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