From the parking area, walk northeast a short distance up the road and pass the gate, near the Shoe Basin mine -
1. Continue less than 0.5 mile and turn right onto the marked Argentine Pass trail -
2. Cross Peru Creek (
3 but now there's a bridge, I think) and continue southeast on the great trail. After weaving through willows, traverse a slope (
4) and exit the trees, near 11,600' -
5. Above 11,800', turn sharply left and continue north along Argentine's west slopes -
6. Cross a large gully (
7) and another, more-rugged one, near 12,800' -
8. Ascend a long stretch (
9) to reach Argentine Pass at 13,200' -
10.
Argentine Pass is near the center of the long ridge between 14ers Mt. Edwards (north) and Argentine Peak (south). Turn right and hike along the Continental Divide, towards Argentine -
11. Descend about 150' to the lowest point and follow faint trail segments along the ridge -
12 and
13. From a 13,449-foot point (
14), descend a short, steep pitch and continue along the ridge to reach the summit -
15,
16,
17 and
18.
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