Point 10,300 - 8.18.2011
We spent 2 nights in Death Canyon... starting from the Death Canyon trailhead (6800') and hiking 5.5 miles to our camp (8300').
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The second day we dayhiked 4 miles from our camp (8300') to Fox Creek Pass (9600')... then ~3 miles along the Death Canyon Shelf to Mt. Meek Pass (9726')... where I made the half-mile hike and climb of Point 10,300.
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The Death Canyon Trailhead.
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After hiking one mile we reached the Phelps Lake Overlook (7202').
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Heading into Death Canyon.
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Denali Girl on the Death Canyon Trail... Phelps Lake in the distance.
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Death Canyon Creek was roaring.
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The terrain levels out after hiking a total of ~3.5 miles.
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The Death Canyon Patrol Cabin at 3.7 miles.
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Junction with the Static Divide Trail... but we will continue up Death Canyon toward Fox Creek Pass.
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Denali Girl heading further into Death Canyon.
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Looking up toward the Static Divide.
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Obvious that the flower display was going to be very good.
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Denali Girl in Death Canyon... looking for a campsite.
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The next morning we decided to hike up to Fox Creek Pass.
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The further we hike into Death Canyon the more it opens up.
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In Death Canyon looking at the cliffs above the Death Canyon Shelf... Fox Creek Pass on the far left... and Mt. Meek Pass on the far right.
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Views broaden as we near Fox Creek Pass... Mt. Meek on the left and The Grand in the distance on the right.
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At Fox Creek Pass (~9600') now... where we will connect with the Teton Crest Trail and use it to cross the Death Canyon Shelf to Mt. Meek Pass.
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At Fox Creek Pass... the Death Canyon Shelf goes around to the right.
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Spearhead Peak (left) and Housetop Mountain (right) from Fox Creek Pass.
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Looking at The Grand from Fox Creek Pass... Pass Lake on the right.
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Denali Girl in Fox Creek Pass... Fossil Mountain on the left.
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We are on the Death Canyon Shelf starting toward Mt. Meek Pass... looking back across Fox Creek Pass to Spearhead Peak and Housetop Mountain.
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A better look at the Death Canyon Shelf as we head for Mt. Meek Pass... Death Canyon on the right.
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From the Death Canyon Shelf we are looking across Death Canyon to Prospectors Mountain (left).
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I was thinking about trying to do Mt. Bannon or Mt. Meek... but the only weakness in the cliffs was in the center of the photo.
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From a distance I couldn't see how to get up the first cliff band... so on to Mt. Meek Pass.
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Still plenty of water on the Death Canyon Shelf... Prospectors Mountain on the right.
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Mount Meek on the left... but I will continue toward the pass and do Point 10,300 on the far right.
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Looking back toward Fox Creek Pass.
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Getting closer to Mt. Meek Pass and Point 10,300 on the far right.
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I will leave the trail at Mount Meek Pass.
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Amazing flowers on the way to Point 10,300.
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Looking back at Mount Meek Pass and Mount Meek.
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Point 10,300 is a pile of rubble for the most part.
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Steeper than it looks here as I work my way to the summit.
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Views of The Grand from Point 10,300.
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Looking south from Point 10,300... Death Canyon is in the center of the photo... and the Death Canyon Shelf is on the right... summits along the right are Fossil, Bannon, Jedediah Smith and Meek... Prospectors Mountain on the far left.
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A closeup of The Grand from Point 10,300.
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A closeup of Buck Mountain (left) and Static Peak (right) from Point 10,300.
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Leaving Point 10,300 to head back to camp.
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About a mile back along the Death Canyon Shelf, I decided to make the steep drop down into Death Canyon... saving at least 5 miles of hiking to get back to camp.
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The idea is to head down toward the large rock outcropping about half way between the canyon floor and the shelf.
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Looking down Death Canyon as I head for camp... the day hike was ~10 miles, gaining ~2300 feet of elevation.
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