Gothic Peak - 6.23.2015
A photo of the GPS track for our trip to Gothic Peak... 12 miles roundtrip, gaining 4664 feet of elevation.
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We parked at the Barlow Pass Trailhead (2361').
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After parking at the trailhead we continued a short distance up the Mountain Loop Highway and headed for this locked gate on the Monte Cristo Road.
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After hiking the Monte Cristo Road for ~1 mile we have found the obvious, but unsigned Weden Creek Trail.
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It didn't take very long to reach the official trailhead.
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After hiking ~3 miles we get our first view of Del Campo Peak which sits above Gothic Basin.
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The trail crosses several seasonal streams.
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After hiking ~4.5 miles we are nearing Gothic Basin.
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Entering Gothic Basin (~5000').
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Looking beyond a couple of tarns to Sheep Gap Mountain.
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Taking a short break at the first large tarn... Gothic Peak is the rounded summit on the right.
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Gaining elevation on the way to Foggy Lake.
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Gaining elevation and looking back at the first tarn we reached when entering Gothic Basin... Silvertip Mountain on the left and the east end of Sheep Gap Mountain on the right.
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Nearing Foggy Lake... with Gothic Peak on the left and Del Campo Peak on the right.
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Very close to Foggy Lake... with Del Campo Peak above.
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Still nearing Foggy Lake... with Gothic Peak on the left and Del Campo Peak on the right.
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Looking back at Sheep Gap Mountain.
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A pano shot of Foggy Lake with Gothic Peak and Del Campo Peak above.
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Izzy is on the prowl at Foggy Lake.
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Leaving Foggy Lake and heading for the ridge on the west side of the lake.
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We will gain the ridge at the low point in the center of the photo.
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On the ridge above Foggy Lake... with the views getting broader with every step up.
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Del Campo Peak and Foggy Lake from the ridge.
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Snowdog and BarbE continue up the ridge... looking back on Silvertip Peak in the foreground... with the Monte Cristo Peaks on the horizon.
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Continuing for Gothic Peak in the center of the photo... with the Gothic Crags on the right.
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Izzy waits patiently for us.
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Lots of rock as we work our way over to the talus field below the Gothic Peak summit.
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Our approximate route to the Gothic Peak summit.
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Looking over at Del Campo Peak as we continue toward Gothic Peak.
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High enough now to see Sloan Peak and Glacier Peak on the left.
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The talus field sucks.
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BarbE continues for the Gothic Peak summit block.
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Nearing the Gothic Peak summit block.
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Del Campo Peak (far left) and Foggy Lake from the Gothic Peak summit block.
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We have reached the Gothic Peak summit block.
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BarbE doing some Class 3 climbing on her way to the Gothic Peak summit.
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Snowdog coming up.
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Snowdog still coming up.
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BarbE is almost on the summit.
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Snowdog still climbing... with Foggy Lake below.
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Gothic Peak (6213') summit shot... BarbE, ragman and Snowdog... with Del Campo Peak behind us.
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From the Gothic Peak summit... Foggy Lake below... with Sloan Peak and Glacier Peak on the far left... and the Monte Cristo Peaks.
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Sheep Gap Mountain in the center of the photo.
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Morning Star Peak in the right foreground... with Vesper Peak on the left... and Sperry Peak in front of Big Four on the right.
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Del Campo Peak from the Gothic Peak summit.
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BarbE heading down from the Gothic Peak summit.
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Off of the Gothic Peak summit block and heading toward Foggy Lake.
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Almost off of the talus field.
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Gothic Crags on the left... and Del Campo Peak on the right.
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Sloan Peak and Glacier Peak on the far left... and the Monte Cristo Peaks.
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Almost back to the spot where we gained the ridge above Foggy Lake.
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BarbE heads toward Foggy Lake.
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Turning away from Foggy Lake, BarbE heads down.
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Looking back at Del Campo Peak as we continue down.
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Continuing down.
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Heading for a small tarn that is 200 feet below Foggy Lake.
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Looking for that small tarn.
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At the small tarn 200 feet below Foggy Lake.
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Almost back to the first tarn we reached when we first entered Gothic Basin... Izzy is swimming in the tarn.
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Traversing underneath Del Campo Peak... looking across the valley to Silvertip Peak... still 4 miles from the car.
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