6/8/2025 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 6/8/2025, By: MC.Ikema Info: No snow on route, dry to the top. Nice cornice views. |
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7/3/2024 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 7/3/2024, By: LetsGoMets Info: Dry & full summer. |
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6/24/2024 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 6/24/2024, By: mijoflynn Info: Summer conditions; no snow at all on the route. |
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10/8/2023 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 10/12/2023, By: sarahmariekirk Info: Climbed Weston and Ptarmigan Peaks from Weston Pass on Monday (10/08). Great little jaunt with pretty epic views. Also went to the additional high point called Weston Pass Peak which is found on Caltopo and had amazing views of the cliffs below. Summit register is intact on Weston, could not find one on Ptarmigan and forgot to bring one up when I went. Awesome views for such a short jaunt! |
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9/26/2023 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 9/26/2023, By: cloudkicker Info: Sunset hike of Weston and Ptarmigan from Weston Pass. 4.5mi RT, 2200ft. 100% of route is dry. Weston has a nice glass jar summit register placed in July. Ptarmigan has a peanut butter jar summit register with no writing utensil. Bring a pencil up and move a few pieces of paper from the Weston register over to Ptarmigan. Fall colors are near peak and brilliant on the road (Leadville side). Beautiful burnt red tundra above treeline. Some of the smoke from that gigantic controlled burn near Shavano drifted north making Twin Lakes and the Buffalo Peaks fairly hazy. None of the smoke seemed to make it north of Weston though. |
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6/22/2022 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 6/22/2022, By: mtngoatwithstyle Info: Both Weston and Ptarmigan are snow free.There is still a cornice hanging by Ptarmigan's ridge and summit but easily avoidable. Ascend from Weston Pass to the ridge is steep but grassy enough to get traction coming down. Not one soul today except myself and the pikas. |
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6/11/2022 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from north (via Horseshoe) 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. |
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10/2/2021 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 10/2/2021, By: ScottLovesRMNP Info: Drove in towards Weston Pass from the east (Fairplay) side with my Toyota Corolla and decided to call it about a mile short of Weston Pass. The road gets steeper and rockier near the end. I probably could've made it up to the pass if I'd really tried -- there was only one sketchy section of a combination of several large rocks and some deep ruts in the same span of road. Anyway, the hike is quite short, so the extra mile each way on the road just added a little extra exercise. There was no snow all the way up to the Ptarmigan-Weston ridge, and just minor snow on gentle terrain on the ridge. No special gear needed. It rained lower on the road during my climb, so driving out on that road in muddy conditions with several deep puddles on the road wasn't particularly fun either, but it all turned out fine. |
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7/17/2021 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 7/18/2021, By: BigfootUSAF Info: Summer conditions. The hike up from Weston Pass is steep AF after you leave the old road and it's not too fun going down either. Once on the ridge it's an enjoyable hike to Weston and Ptarmigan |
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6/19/2021 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 6/20/2021, By: Chelsea Info: Summer conditions, no snow on route. |
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12/8/2020 Route: Ptarmigan NE Slope Posted On: 12/8/2020, By: angry Info: From direct route I took up Ptarmigan, ridge is combo snow and exposed rock/tundra. Also descended direct line from saddle to rejoin road rather than head to standard route. Nobody had been on road, so trenched back to where parked punching around 4 inches, occasionally no more than a foot. Did not use traction or flotation. |
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7/3/2019 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 7/8/2019, By: Tony1 Info: Summer conditions; no snow gear needed whatsoever. |
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3/10/2018 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 3/14/2018, By: kingshimmers Info: Coming from the west (Leadville side), winter road plowing stops ~6.5 miles below Weston Pass. There is a pullout for parking at this point; see the Weston Pass TH condition report for more details. The road starts off patchy and icy and becomes gradually deeper and still mostly icy. The pass itself is windblown with patchy snow coverage. The west side of Weston/Ptarmigan is extremely windblown with almost no snow all the way up to the ridge, and little beyond that. No traction or flotation are needed from the pass up. |
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10/23/2016 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 10/23/2016, By: mikemalick Info: See description and pics at Ptarmigan link: http://14ers.com/php14ers/peakstatus_entry.php?recnum=7827 |
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9/10/2016 Route: Ptarmigan and Weston from Weston Pass Posted On: 9/10/2016, By: jasayrevt Info: Clear and very nice enjoyable trip w/ reaching summits. Invigorating, Inspiring Hobby. Great, beautiful 13er mountains. This quality, classic route is a unique undertaking and lightly traveled. Incredible views of Sawatch / Mosquito Range peaks. Prime, excellent, and bluebird summer conditions up high for navigating slopes and ridge line extremely well. Trail runners and light pack were good. Climb safely / swiftly in the hills folks. Pictures included as beta |
