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Wandering the Southern Weminuche |
Wandering the Southern Weminuche
The Endlich Mesa TH sits high on the Endlich Mesa just below treeline and just outside the southern border of the Weminuche Wilderness. The trailhead itself was everything I expected it to be: a sign, some guy passing through on a horse, and me. With a late afternoon arrival, I had some time to spare and after using every muscle in my body to steer my vehicle up the road, I was starving. 3 bowls of Life cereal and a cold Modus later, I was ready for a power nap. Post nap it was time to survey the land. That night I walked a little less than a mile out to Point 11,958' to catch the sunset. Keep reading...
Peaks: Sheridan Mountain (12,795'), Sheep Mountain D (13,070'), Point 13,105' (aka "Peak 22"), Emerson Mountain â‘ West (aka "Peak 21" - 13,085'), Emerson Mountain â‘ East (13,140')
Date: July 17, 2017
Where: Weminuche Wilderness
Trailhead: Endlich Mesa (11,600')
Distance: ~ 17 miles
Elevation Gain: ~ 5,000 ft.
Participants: solo
Time: 9 hours
Wandering the Southern Weminuche
Wandering the Southern Weminuche
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