Bean Peak - 5.15.2009
This is a map of our general route to Bean Peak... and not a GPS route... ~8 miles roundtrip, gaining ~3200 feet of elevation.
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We parked at the Beverly/Bean trailhead (3600').
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After hiking a half-mile, rdyhiker shows where we need to go.
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Bean Creek is running pretty fast.
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Mostly snow along the shady south side of Bean Creek until the creek crossing.
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ragman crossing Bean Creek.
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The second gully crossing.
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rdyhiker heading towards Earl Peak.
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We've turned into Bean Creek Basin and get our first good look at Bean Peak.
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rdyhiker takes a direct line towards Bean Peak.
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rdyhiker leads on steeper terrain.
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Looking across the steep slope to Judy's Peak.
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rdyhiker is really cranking now.
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Still a ways to go to reach the summit.
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Mary's Peak... and part of the ridge leading to it from Bean Peak.
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Not a pretty site... but ragman leads on a steep 50 foot section that will put us near Bean's SW ridge.
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rdyhiker looks for a good spot to get off of the snow and onto rock.
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Looking across steep terrain to Earl Peak.
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rdyhiker gets off of the snow and onto rock.
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rdyhiker is very near the Bean Peak summit.
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rdyhiker on the Bean Peak summit (6743')... with Teanaway Peak, Bill's Peak, Fortune Peak, and Ingalls Peak the closest ones.
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Some of our tracks in the snow.
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Looking across Volcanic Neck and Devils Head to Argonaut, Colchuck, Dragontail and Little Annapurna.
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Part of the corniced ridge between Bean Peak and Volcanic Neck.
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Iron Peak, Teanaway Peak and Bill's Peak in the foreground.
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Navaho Peak from Bean Peak.
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Earl Peak from Bean Peak.
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Mt. Stuart, Sherpa Peak and Argonaut Peak.
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A closeup of Argonaut Peak with Colchuck Peak on the right.
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A closeup of Colchuck Peak.
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A closeup of Little Annapurna.
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A closeup of Dragontail Peak.
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A closeup of McClellan Peak.
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A closeup of The Cradle between Fish Eagle (Solomon) Peak and Harding Mtn.
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A closeup of Fortune Peak and Ingalls Peak.
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Teanaway Peak and Bill's Peak in the foreground.
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rdyhiker watches from the summit as I look for a reasonable route down the SE ridge of Bean.
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ragman searches for a descent route on Bean's SE ridge.
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rdyhiker down climbs Bean's SE ridge.
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rdyhiker finishes the rock work and gets back on the snow.
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rdyhiker on the way down to Bean Creek Basin... with Judy's Peak and Mary's Peak in the distance.
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rdyhiker looking down on Bean Creek Basin.
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A last look at Bean Peak before we head for the barn.
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ragman high-stepping across Bean Creek which is running higher than our morning crossing.
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rdyhiker makes crossing Bean Creek look very simple... picking a much better line than ragman did.
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