Mt. Antero Trip Report 11/26/2012

Peak(s):	Mt. Antero - 14,271 feet Mt. White - 13,657 feet
Date Posted:	11/26/2012
Date Climbed:	11/24/2012
Author:	DoubelDD
Additional Members:	illusion7il

Antero White from Browns Creek loop
Approx mile and elevation = 19miles and 6100 ft Left 6:45am Summit Antero = 11:15 Summit white = 1:30 Return 5:15pm Company - iLlusion7iL (Preston) All approx because my GPS tracking app died The main reason for this report is show the route that leaves from Browns Creek TH, goes up Little Browns Creek and returns via Browns Creek. I noticed the 14ers route up Browns creek seemed a little weird in that the mileage starts from 6 miles away from the trail head and the ascent above Browns Creek Lake to get to Antero White Saddle seemed incredibly steep on the Topo. Then I saw the excellent TR from Dehrlich http://www.14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=12810 and decided to go up his route up Little Browns Creek but descend the route described in 14ers as the standard route from Brown Creek TH. In other words go up Little Browns Creek and down Browns Creek. This worked well, the TH is easy to get to, the trails are all well marked and easy to follow, there was good scenery and no difficult climbing. This seems to me like a much better alternative then following a 4WD road from the Baldwin Gulch TH so here it is. We left from the Browns Creek TH, no cars there, easy access road no snow no problems. Left about sunrise Sunrise Follow the trail west about a mile and half to the reach the Colorado Trial. On the way to CT we our first look at Mt White First look at Mt White The trail is easy to follow and a sign point the way when you reach the CT sign to Colorado Trail Trun right at sign and head up this trail You only stay on the CT for a little bit, then take a left and go up the Little Browns Creek following the Little Brown Creek Trail. There is some tree blow but most of it was cleared and it was a nice easy trail up the valley, The Valley up little brown creek looking at the ridge on the right as you head up little browns creek Here is a shot looking back down the valley looking back down the valley after a bit you can leave the valley and head up to some 4WD roads leave the valley and head up to Antero A good look to the south show Shavano and Tabeguache Shav and Tab from about 13,000 ft heading up to Antero Shavano at the end of the 4WD road #278 you get a look at the ridge to Antero a look at Antero from where where rd 278 ends the ridge to Antero Summit / Preston in Pic Antero Summit summit summit Then we headed to Mt White, pretty straight forward except there was not clear trail to Mt White so we just headed straight up the rocks, the actual summit appears to be the middle point which is actually shorter than the two points around it, but that is what my map said and it is the most white point. In this picture is would be the point on the left a look at mt White Mount White Summit Brown lake from point near mt White Here is the valley that will take us back (Browns Creek) Brown Creek Valley from Mt White Here is a look at the route down mt white to the valley down to Browns creek. Picture take from the Antero side of the saddle the desecnt route after leaving mt White heading down to Brown Creek from Saddle at 12,700 Then head west until you reach the valley that will take you down to Browns Creek. The saddle at about 12,700 feet The way down to Browns creek is great, sand mixed with rock makes it easy going. I thought the way this valley had two distinct colors was interesting that is why I took this photo. This appears to be the way the 14ers route up Antero via Browns creek is, and I'm glad we did not go up this, this would have been absolutely terrible to go up, very steep and loose. looking back up the to the saddle at 12,700 the valley down to Browns creek the valley down from the 4WD rd above Brown Lake Once we got down to Browns creek valley the path was great and scenic, very nice hike out Browns Lake AKA pt 11286 empty chairs somebody left us Thanks! The trail was cleared of all tree blow in Browns creek We got back just about sunset As you can see now real snow up there, a bit sad after the dry year last year, I hope we get some snow soon! all photos can be seen here including a 360 on Antero Summit http://realtordarryl.smugmug.com/Landscapes/14ers-and-13ers/Mt-Antero-Mt-White/26714116_k8q57D#!i=2235435098&k=2zhggfq&lb=1&s=A Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Antero White from Browns Creek loop

Approx mile and elevation = 19miles and 6100 ft
Left 6:45am
Summit Antero = 11:15
Summit white = 1:30
Return 5:15pm
Company - iLlusion7iL (Preston)
All approx because my GPS tracking app died

The main reason for this report is show the route that leaves from Browns Creek TH, goes up Little Browns Creek and returns via Browns Creek.
I noticed the 14ers route up Browns creek seemed a little weird in that the mileage starts from 6 miles away from the trail head and the ascent above Browns Creek Lake to get to Antero White Saddle seemed incredibly steep on the Topo. Then I saw the excellent TR from Dehrlich http://www.14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=12810 and decided to go up his route up Little Browns Creek but descend the route described in 14ers as the standard route from Brown Creek TH. In other words go up Little Browns Creek and down Browns Creek. This worked well, the TH is easy to get to, the trails are all well marked and easy to follow, there was good scenery and no difficult climbing. This seems to me like a much better alternative then following a 4WD road from the Baldwin Gulch TH so here it is.

We left from the Browns Creek TH, no cars there, easy access road no snow no problems.
Left about sunrise

Follow the trail west about a mile and half to the reach the Colorado Trial. On the way to CT we our first look at Mt White

The trail is easy to follow and a sign point the way when you reach the CT

Trun right at sign and head up this trail

You only stay on the CT for a little bit, then take a left and go up the Little Browns Creek following the Little Brown Creek Trail. There is some tree blow but most of it was cleared and it was a nice easy trail up the valley,

looking at the ridge on the right as you head up little browns creek

Here is a shot looking back down the valley

after a bit you can leave the valley and head up to some 4WD roads

A good look to the south show Shavano and Tabeguache

Shav and Tab from about 13,000 ft heading up to Antero

at the end of the 4WD road #278 you get a look at the ridge to Antero

a look at Antero from where where rd 278 ends

Antero Summit

Then we headed to Mt White, pretty straight forward except there was not clear trail to Mt White so we just headed straight up the rocks, the actual summit appears to be the middle point which is actually shorter than the two points around it, but that is what my map said and it is the most white point. In this picture is would be the point on the left

Here is the valley that will take us back (Browns Creek)

Here is a look at the route down mt white to the valley down to Browns creek. Picture take from the Antero side of the saddle

the desecnt route after leaving mt White

heading down to Brown Creek from Saddle at 12,700

Then head west until you reach the valley that will take you down to Browns Creek. The saddle at about 12,700 feet
The way down to Browns creek is great, sand mixed with rock makes it easy going. I thought the way this valley had two distinct colors was interesting that is why I took this photo. This appears to be the way the 14ers route up Antero via Browns creek is, and I'm glad we did not go up this, this would have been absolutely terrible to go up, very steep and loose.

looking back up the to the saddle at 12,700

the valley down from the 4WD rd above Brown Lake

Once we got down to Browns creek valley the path was great and scenic, very nice hike out

The trail was cleared of all tree blow in Browns creek

We got back just about sunset

As you can see now real snow up there, a bit sad after the dry year last year, I hope we get some snow soon!
all photos can be seen here including a 360 on Antero Summit
http://realtordarryl.smugmug.com/Landscapes/14ers-and-13ers/Mt-Antero-Mt-White/26714116_k8q57D#!i=2235435098&k=2zhggfq&lb=1&s=A

Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Comments or Questions

dehrlich101	Much better than hiking the road 11/27/2012 3:12am Cool loop Darryl, I thought about that option but heard there was a ton of blow down on that side. Good to see that the Forest Service cleared it.
Mtnman200	Awesome photo 11/27/2012 6:43pm That's an awesome sunrise photo. BTW, there are nice campsites about ¼ mile upstream of Browns Creek Lake. It makes for a good starting point for climbing Tabeguache Peak, Mt. Shavano, and Unnamed 13712.

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