Mt. Sheridan

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Posted On: 4/1/2023, By: stomblin7
Info: Snow shoes recommended from winter parking trailhead. A group of 6-7 people tried to ascend Sherman today without them, and it did not look pretty (sinking knee to thigh deep every step) - kudos for their efforts though. Road is mostly snow covered, a few sections have a bit of rock here and there hiking in. The ridge is mostly dry, with some punchy spots of snow and everyone's favorite trap doors (not bad though). The saddle between Sheridan and Sherman looked heavily loaded with a nice cornice. The east face of Sheridan was mostly dry, though we did crawl the last 500-800 ft to summit due to 50+ mph winds... every time I stood up I got knocked backwards hah. I believe the group attempting Sherman turned at the ridge from Wind today. If you think this peak will shelter you from wind - it is not so haha. There is a gently loaded snow slope just south of the ascent we did, and after plunge stepping down about 1/2 way we decided to get a nice little glissade in. - Will update Trailhead conditions separately 

Route: Iowa Gulch
Posted On: 8/15/2022, By: kwhit24
Info: Started from Iowa Gulch and the whole route was straight forward and nothing more than Class 2. When returning from Peerless I just contoured above the grass under Sheridan to the Sherman saddle and returned to the car via the West slopes route. One comment about this descent is that it turns into slick gravel in more than a few spots so it can be tricky if you're trying to move quickly. Met one person on Dyer, 2 going up Sheridan, 3 going to Peerless, and about 50+ on the Sherman route ha

(11.39 mi; 4,301' gain; 6:32:47 total time)

Start at TH 5:50am; Dyer Mtn 7:00am; Gemini Peak 7:45am; White Ridge 8:50am; Mt. Sherman 9:40am; Mt. Sheridan 10:45am; Peerless Mtn 11:20am; Back to TH 12:25pm 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 6/21/2022, By: Dobbins
Info: The road is completely passable up to the gate by any vehicle (2012 Ford Fusion with pretty low clearance did just fine), just take it easy on the rougher parts. The trail itself is pretty clear, although there was about 200 feet total of walking through packed snow below the saddle. Once you reach the saddle, there is no snow on the mountain anywhere near the trail. Easy climb to the top. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 6/12/2022, By: mnk219
Info: Pretty clear! Submitted Sherman and traversed across to Weston (Sherman - Sheridan - Peerless - Horseshoe - Ptarmigan - Weston) and back down to the Fourmile trailhead on the path north of Horseshoe. There was a short patch of snow on the climb up to the saddle between Sherman and Sheridan, but no traction was needed. Otherwise snowfields were avoidable on this stretch. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 5/27/2022, By: MaryinColorado
Info: Road is dry until the small lot just down from the gate. The lot at the gate is preceded by deep snow/ruts, and the lot contains a large drift.

Overnight temps weren't low enough for snow to be terribly crusty, so some post-holing was had on ascent. I carried my snowshoes just in case I encountered problematic depths but stashed them on the saddle. Never used them but was tempted to on descent because the snow was so soft and shifty. Decided to just suffer through it but have zero regrets about bringing the snowshoes just in case.

There is still a cornice but not prominent. Ended up picking a line on a low enough angled slope where there was a pause in the cornice. Kick-stepped/axe-plunged my way up and used the axe as an anchor to accompany some moves to overcome the soft snow at the very top. Then used the axe to aid in a lovely glissade down the same way.

In other words: full winter conditions out there. Glad I brought my full winter pack and ice axe. Do not recommend anybody new/newer venturing out to this area (or others like it) until melt-off occurs. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 11/14/2021, By: CheapCigarMan
Info: No flotation needed. No traction needed. Broke trail for the group headed to Sherman on the slope just below the Sherman / Sheridan saddle. Only place where I postholed and about shin deep. Highest winds I've ever encountered. Non stop from the evening before until I got back to treeline. Beautiful snow formations on the rocks. Continued on to Peerless from Sheridan. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 11/6/2021, By: topekaavenue
Info: Party of 3 with a successful summit. Went and got Sherman first and then went and got Sheridan. Mostly bare with some snow. No post holing. Left snowshoes in car cause they weren't necessary. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 6/10/2021, By: wolfgangstiller
Info: Climbed starting at 11 AM. The cornice all along the ridge between Sheridan and Sherman is falling apart rapidly so it's not safe to climb over it or under it in spite of the fact many were doing that. There is a dry approach to Sheridan that avoids snow totally by heading up just south of the summit. Things are melting out rapidly so I'd expect most of the snow to be gone in the next week or two. The road is totally dry to the gate. 

Route: Alt. South Slope
Posted On: 5/10/2021, By: kcovingt1
Info: Started from the Leavick site at 5 am (got there in a 2WD). Hiked up to the gate fairly easily, no floatation necessary. Avoided the cornice on the saddle by cutting left up to Sheridan. There is a dry section of the last push up Sheridan with remnants of an old trail, no equipment needed. Descended down the standard route and headed up Sherman. Dry trail behind the cornice. Nasty wind the whole way from Sheridan to Sherman. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 1/18/2021, By: drop_bear
Info: Conditions still the same based on the latest Sherman report (1/10) to the saddle. Not much snow at all on the north face. Looked easily bootable to the top. Could probably make it over the Peerless easily as well. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 11/1/2020, By: didjapelli
Info: Drove nearly the whole dirt road in 2WD, only used 4WD maybe the last mile. Snow increases the closer you get to the gate but in big patches interrupted by dirt. I went the whole way to the summit with no flotation or traction just fine. Snow is not consolidated but the patches are easy to avoid and if you do step on them the most you'll post hole is up to the shin but mostly just a few inches. I had to take off my hat and unzip my jacket I was overheating so much. Summit is basically free of snow except for the shelter.
Only saw one hiker, everybody else today went for Sherman the 14er. Its condition looked the same as Sheridan. 

Route: From Peerless
Posted On: 9/21/2020, By: Sglm14
Info: From Peerless mountain, we descended approximately 600' to the saddle between Peerless and Sheridan then it's pretty much straight up to the summit. No snow from the descent of Peerless all the way to Sheridan. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 7/24/2020, By: bangerth
Info: Summer conditions on all sides of the mountain, both coming from the saddle with Sherman as well as the saddle with Peerless/Horseshoe. No snow left anywhere, and easy to find trails. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 6/1/2020, By: goldenite
Info: Sheridan, Peerless, and Horseshoe. One patch of snow at the Dauntless Mine, but not an issue. Went up Sheridan between the snow fields (pic #1, Sheridan from Peerless). A few patches of snow towards the top of Horseshoe, but mostly avoidable or not an issue. Second pic shows Iowa Gulch conditions from Sheridan. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 5/26/2020, By: HikesInGeologicTime
Info: Besides the short stretch of unavoidable snow along the road shortly after the split (referenced in angry's report from Saturday), it's now possible to avoid snow all the way to the cairn containing the summit register. There's still some to walk over if you want to reach the “other” summit (I myself wasn't sure which is the real one; however, there's no reason not to hit both), but it's fairly inconsequential. No need for traction, flotation, or even gaiters, as long as you're following the road to the best of your ability.