Union Peak and Jove Peak - 3.12.2009

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rodman's GPS route for Union Peak and Jove Peak... park at the Smith Brook turnout (3150') on Hwy 2.
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Snowshoeing the Smith Brook road for 2.9 miles to the second hair-pin turn in the road.
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rodman, rdyhiker, BarbE and madmen taking a break before leaving the Smith Brook road.
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Working around a cliffy area.
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rodman, rdyhiker and BarbE find the solution to the cliffy area.
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madman and rdyhiker leading the way where the terrain gets steeper at ~4600'.
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Our first good look at Jove Peak from the SE ridge of Union Peak... Glacier Peak in the distance.
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Looking back at Jim Hill Mtn and the Chiwaukim Mtns from the SE ridge of Union Peak.
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Nearing the Union Peak summit.
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BarbE and rdyhiker celebrate on the Union Peak summit (5696')... with Jove Peak in the distance.
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Mt. Howard, Mt. Mastiff and Rock Mtn from Union Peak.
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We will give back 500' of elevation on this wind-carved ridge on the way over to Jove Peak.
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Starting down the wind-carved ridge.
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Looking back at Union Peak and its wind-carved NNE ridge as we work our way up to Jove Peak.
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Working up the SW ridge of Jove Peak... only 800' of elevation gain from the Union/Jove saddle.
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rdyhiker approaches the Jove Peak summit.
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madman, BarbE, rdyhiker and rodman on the Jove Peak summit (6007')... Glacier Peak on the right.
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A closeup of Jim Hill Mtn, Enchantment Peak, Aasgard Pass, Dragontail Peak and Mt. Stuart.
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A closeup of Glacier Peak from Jove Peak.
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Sloan Peak on the left with Mt. Baker in the distance.
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Lots of snowmobile tracks on Jove's NE slope... with Labyrinth Mtn on the right.
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Index, Persis, Merchant and others.
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Looking across Union Peak to Lichtenwasser Lake and Lichtenberg Mtn... Mt Daniel, Mt Hinman and Mt Rainier are on the right.
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BarbE talking to one of the Jove Peak aliens.
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Lake Janus from Jove Peak... the Monte Cristo peaks and Sloan Peak are on the right.
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Leaving the Jove Peak summit... we will give back 800' of elevation before starting back up Union Peak's NNE ridge.
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We will need to regain 500' of elevation to get back up to the Union Peak summit on the left.
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Snowshoeing Union Peak's NNE ridge.
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Almost back to the Union Peak summit.
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Leaving the Union Peak summit... we will retrace out steps back to the car... 9.75 miles roundtrip, gaining 3946 feet of elevation.