Sopwith Camel Mountain - 7.19.2008

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Map showing general off-trail route to Sopwith Camel Mtn... 6.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 2080 feet of elevation.
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Starting from the end of FS Road #6095 at 3100'... we reached Hope Lake (4400') after hiking 1.6 miles.
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Erin, Anna, Denali Girl, and Nanda at Hope Lake.
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A half-mile from Hope Lake is Mig Lake (4661').
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Looking back on Mig Lake as we head north, off trail, towards Sopwith Camel Mtn... the top of K9 is in the distance.
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The top (5040') of Sopwith Camel Mtn is in the trees... the summit register is in this pile of rocks.
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The Sopwith Camel Mtn summit register... placed in 2003... in a pill bottle... still room for plenty of signatures.
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You have to work for views from Sopwith Camel Mtn... this is K9.
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The south side of Cowboy Mtn from Sopwith Camel Mtn.
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Looking beyond Mig Lake to the Sopwith Camel Mtn summit which is somewhere up there in the trees.