Looking back, the ridge I came down from Mount Flora visible on the left. I left treeline quickly, and enjoyed the morning views as the Colorado Trail meandered through the tundra, intersecting the the James Peak Trail. This summit requires some degree of way finding and, of course, a few more boulders. The total distance from Colorado Mines Peak to Mount Flora is 1.9 miles with 350 feet of elevation loss and about 1000 feet of elevation gain. Flora Peak is immediately north of Chilliwack Lake. Colorado Trail heads through the trees after a nice long meadowy walk. ... with 6km downhill and all 1500 meters of elevation loss. Lots of Boulder fields. Hiking info, trail maps, and 3 trip reports from Flora Peak (1,953 m) in British Columbia. Avoiding the rocky outcrop on Class 2, hugging the cliff. Ice Lake on the left, Mount Bancroft on the top right, and the Class 2 traverse ahead. Parry Peak ahead. Latest. Mount Bancroft summit, view back toward James Peak. Cold overcast day. Steve Nicholls. This mountain could also be approached from stehekin, but I believe it would be longer, more elevation gain and take more time. Camped overnight at green drop Note that since many peaks in peakery still have unknown prominence, the ranks are subject to change as new prominence info is added. Elevation: 8320 feet, 2536 meters. My site is free to use, but consider sending me a few bucks to help keep it running. Above treeline, heading toward James Peak. Continuing south toward the traverse to come. Continuing on tundra to Mount Flora's true summit. Mileage: 12.75 miles from St Mary's Glacier trailhead to Berthoud Pass. 2 hr 15 min from green drop to flora. Overnight with josh,Elijah, Paul and max and45 lb pack True Isolation: 3.95 mi, 6.36 km. From this point, Flora Peak seems readily attainable but it did end up being quite a challenging 150-200m of elevation gain. The trail was obvious at first, and followed the wide and expansive ridge. Mt. Managing Agency: U.S. Forest Service. The trail starts out flat but begins a brutal ascent of 1800 m in about 4 km. starstarstarstarstar. Equipment – ice axes, helmets and flip flops Heading down from Parry Peak, continuing to Mount Eva. We did this hike near the end of July and there was still so much snow at the top! Heading up the slope, looking back toward James Peak (left) and Ice Lake. I did lose the trail a couple of times here, but I kept seeing cairns and was able to rejoin it. Thanks for contributing! The Colorado Trail basically follows the treeline on the left. In between Eva and Flora is Witter Peak, an unranked 12,000 foot summit. Flora Peak. Still along the Colorado Trail, view looking back toward the ridge I descended from Mount Flora. The various aspects (north, south, east, and west) and elevations (7,000 to 14,000 feet) account for much of the variety of vegetation on the Peak. As previously stated, the mountain is a fine viewpoint. While the route crosses a couple of roads and follows trails, I saw very few people except for at a couple of the more popular areas along the route. All of these summits are Class 2 and do not present any substantial obstacles. It’s defined as the vertical distance between a peak and the lowest contour line surrounding that peak and no higher peak. peakery; Log a climb. Flora; View More Photos Summit: 13,146 feet : 39.8049°N,-105.73616°W Rank in CO: 528 of 637 13er Rank in CO: 475 of 584 13er Rank in Range ... Labor Day Weekend 13er Massacre, Part 2: James Peak Wilderness 13er Traverse. Looking back toward Mount Flora, Ethel Lake poking out on the right. At the saddle of Parry Peak and Mount Eva. Alternative Parking 2 (39.8027, -105.70908) is another option, and this road isn't terrible, and is a bit more of a remote area compared to the Loch Lomond area. Elevation gain is 3,313 feet. This page gives the flora of the entire San Jacinto high country above 10,000 feet elevation, which includes six peaks that are either named, or given an elevation of their high point on the topo map, and three other unnamed peaks. Mount Flora is visible on the left. Once on James Peak, I took in the smoky views north toward the Indian Peaks Wilderness before starting down its south ridge to the saddle with Mount Bancroft. The peak is named for William H. Emory, the chief surveyor of the U.S. Boundary Survey team of 1852.From the Chisos Basin the peak appears to be a minor ridge, while the summit of Casa Grande, one mile closer, seems to be much taller. Not surprisingly, the entire mountain is composed of rocks of the Pikes Peak batholith, which are about a billion years old. Fraser Valley E, BC, Canada. Map. I scoured topo maps to plan a route, and came up with this trip. SchralpTheGnar. The spot I labeled Alternative Parking 1 (39.81317, -105.65609) is the standard trailhead to get up to Loch Lomond (which isn't a trail really, just a pretty poor road), but the neighborhood is unfriendly to hikers, with signs reading "no parking" all over. We spent our last two weekends high alpine camping and climbing long, high elevation gain 14ers and thus sought 13er Mt. Looking back. 16km return trip with an elevation gain of 1500 metres. Eva summit, continue south along the connecting ridge to Mt. Colorado Trail gains a little elevation as it hugs the slopes. Path flooded from Lindeman to geeendrop Instead, peakery shows vertical gain for specific routes up peaks. Almost at Mount Flora's false summit, view back along the ridgeline I traversed. 40 minutes from parking lot to Lindeman I will be down in those trees seen top left after descending from the ridge. peakery features 1 photo of each peak - ideally one that: We'll select the best photo to feature. The Flora Lake trail is accessed off the same area as the Lindeman Lake Trail (see trail description). High point: 1950m. Prominence ranks are calculated only for peaks with known prominence. Just note you have to park on the crappy forest road to avoid parking illegally, and the shoulders of the road seem to fill up quickly, so smaller cars might have trouble finding a place to park. Flora (13,164ft)James Peak Wilderness; Continental Divide National Scenic Trail; Arapaho National Forest. Climbing Humphreys Peak . Ice Lake peeking through below Mount Bancroft. Flora at Bivouac.com Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 17 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 17) Selected Trip Reports from this site: 2019-04-12 by H-Steven Song 2020-07-04 by Martin Ortmayr James Peak summit, view north toward the Indian Peaks Wilderness. Eventually, the Colorado Trail curved north and finished its descent off Mount Flora. But with elevation we gained, snow on the trail became deeper and deeper. Log successful summits on peakery to earn awards: Thanks. The terrain was quite steep but with the soft snow, it was fairly easy to kick step your way up. Roundtrip: 12.0km. Prominence is a popular metric for peaks for two reasons: 1) it’s objective and relatively easy to calculate, and 2) higher prominence peaks are more likely to be interesting with higher independence vs. peaks with lower prominence. Eva is one of the summits thats part of the highly visible group of mountains when one is driving west out of Denver on I-70 and crossing the Floyd Hill area. I had no interest in doing an out-and-back of these 13ers, hoping instead to find a loop. Dogs Allowed: Looking back along the James Peak Trail, Loch Lomond visible below. Note that prominence is not the same thing as a peak’s vertical drop, which is usually extremely difficult to calculate because a peak’s base elevation can be highly subjective. Mount Bncroft visible on the right. Log a climb. 3 hours from flora lake to junction for peak and down You can see the dirt road leading to Bill Moore Lake on the right. Flora Marys Peak is of special floristic interest because of its isolation and elevation in the Coast Range. Some final views toward James Peak as I descend down to my car. I had some difficulty locating the Colorado Trail from the pullout where I parked, lots of social trails around dispersed camping making the official trail (though marked with the official Colorado Trail marker) hard to follow at first. The route I would take follows the Colorado Trail from the summit, leading along the ridge visible in this photo. Life is for the Living. First part intense switchback and elevation gain. This checklist has been compiled from three days of surveying, from online vouchers, and from Zabriskie's Flora of Deep Canyon . Peaks by Region. A few notes on the trailhead: where I chose to park is likely the most convenient if you have mid-clearance. From holden about 18 miles 8300’ gain. The Colorado Trail curves left when nearing the base of the ridge and heads down toward Bill Moore Lake. Lunch at flora. The total distance from Berthoud Pass to Mount Flora is 3.6 miles one way with about 2200 feet total elevation gain and 350 … Loch Lomond was pretty from above, but the road to it means ATVs and cars with access made it a shitshow. Mt. Once on it, the Colorado Trail started up toward the Loch Lomond Road before paralleling it, crossing it, and continuing up toward James Peak. Along the Colorado Trail, a fairly long walk down the ridge. James Peak is poking up between them. He Parry Peak is visible top right. Just to the right of the rocky outcrop, continuing to the right on talus. This tool allows you to look up elevation data by searching address or clicking on a live google map. It ended up being absolutely wonderful. April 12, 2019 1953m Chilliwack Lake, BC Flora Peak guards Chilliwack Lake immediately from the north on an undulating but wide alpine ridge system. Mounta Flora summit ahead, Ethel Lake below. The views along the this section of the route were my favorite. The route keeps to the left on the talus (it's more rocky on the right) down to the rocky outcrop in the center. It descended along the slopes, which became riddled with talus, switchbacking down to avoid some of the more rocky regions. The trailhead is just inside Chilliwack Park. Date Hiked: July 2011. Parking at Alternative Parking 1 is likely the best option for 2WD though. At 1350m elevation gain, it seemed like a good all-around goal that was neither too quick nor offensively sloggy. Peak Map. Fee: None. Grind to summit. Here's a webcam very close to the trailhead. The pass sits at an elevation of 11,307 feet and provides access to the famous Continental Divide Trail and a plethora of peaks to tag. Cameron 14,238 > Mt. Looking back just below James Peak's summit. Mount Eva summit, view back toward Parry Peak and Mount Bancroft. The trail ascended slightly along the slopes, some nice views of the tops of Flora and Eva serving as a nice backdrop. The ridge becomes filled with talus and the trail becomes hard to follow at times, but cairns help in staying on track. After hiking along the Colorado Trail, passing over Loch Lomond Road, and continuing up through the trees, I got some views of James Peak (center) and Mount Bancroft. Hiking trip report for James Peak, Parry Peak, Mount Eva, Mount Flora Loop, located in Arapaho National Forest, Colorado. I saw a few groups almost instantly along the James Peak Trail, and also lots of cars down below at Loch Lomond. Mount Flora visible on the right. Flora for a three-peak day that can get you back to your Front Range home well before dinner. This page shows the elevation/altitude information of Flora Peak, Fraser Valley E, BC V0X, Canada, including elevation map, topographic map, narometric pressure, longitude and latitude. James Peak out of frame on the right. From 1000 meters… This is a preliminary checklist for the highest elevations of the Santa Rosa Mountains, the area around Santa Rosa Mountain Peak and Toro Peak above an elevation of 7800 feet. Elevation gain: 1350m. create. The majority of the hike follows the Colorado Trail. Take the trail on the right of the access road rather than continuing down the road to the Lindeman trailhead. If your photo isn't featured, it will still be added to the full collection of photos for this peak. Peak … We’ll review and let you know when it’s approved. The Decalibron (Mt. Flora which lies 2.1 miles away with an additional 670 feet of elevation gain. Time needed: 9 hours. After the usual decision-faff, Marcin and I picked Flora peak as our objective since neither of us has been there before. We got a little behind the group ahead and unfortunately were unable to take advantage of their experience. Round-Trip Length: 6.45 miles (add 1.8 miles roundtrip to Breckenridge Peak – 12,889’) Start-End Elevation: 11,307’ – 13,132’ (13,132' max elevation) Elevation Change: +1,825’ net elevation gain (+2,237’ total roundtrip elevation gain) Skill Level: Moderate. The trail continues through dense forest alongside Flora lake and then climbs up and eventually a short but steep out and back will take you to the summit of Flora Peak (required for the FKT!). 1 hour 50 minutes from Lindeman to green drop Tent pad at flora. The mountain is located in the Stehekin Triangle approximately six miles south of Stehekin. Elevation Info: NAVD88 Elevation : 8325 ft / 2537 m. Latitude/Longitude (WGS84) 48° 14' 35'' N, 120° 41' 44'' W. 48.243089, -120.695664 (Dec Deg) 671079 E 5345886 N, Zone 10 (UTM) Country. The section of the trail starting at the base of Flora continuing all the way to the lake is very unsafe during this time of year as the sun no longer hits the north side of Flora where there are several lengthy sections of rock slide that are covered in a layer of ice from moisture and rain. The trail leads out of frame on the top left when coming down. Hike up to Flora Lake in Chilliwack, BC. Mt. Mount Eva summit detritus, view south toward Mount Flora. This is a 15.9 mile loop hike with 6400 cumulative feet of elevation gain that takes about 7-10 hours to complete. Thanks in advance! Flora for a relaxing change of pace. Ice Lake and Loch Lomond below were incredibly scenic and colorful, and the ridge between the peaks was quite photogenic. supranihilest. Leaving the shelter of the partially collapsed steel building near the Mt. Hiking info for James Peak, Parry Peak, Mount Eva, Mount Flora Loop, located in Arapaho National Forest, Colorado. Berthoud Pass to Monarch Lake Traverse. Flora peak is easier than some high end scrambles, although more challenging in the area of route finding and off-trail travel. At the top of the pass, you are in sub alpine meadows. I picked up the Colorado Trail and followed it along the ridge. Distance: 5 mi (RT) Elevation Gain: 1,839 ft. Eva combines easily with Parry peak and Mt. Hiking info, trail maps, and 3 trip reports from Flora Peak (1,953 m) in British Columbia. A popular walking route runs from the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Mountain Station above Palm Springs, to the high point of the range, with a relatively mild climb of 2,400 ft (700 m) compared to other routes with more elevation gain. The famous Flora Lake Trail loop ascends to, and traverses at about 200 m below the summit hence this is a very popular hike in the summer months. The Loch Lomond road is within the trees on the right. I crossed the road leading to Bill Moore Lake (Alternative Parking 2 on the map), picking up the trail again on the opposite side of the road. Elevation gain: 5,450' Start to finish: 9 hours 5 minutes 4.6 with 5 ratings. Eva and Flora visible on the left. The social trail then wrapped around to the right of a rock outcropping along the ridge, safely hugging the ridge's cliffs and popping me back on tundra at the saddle of James/Bancroft, nothing past Class 2. The steep ascent to Mount Bancroft was pleasant. Flora Peak is situated south of Kwatse Indian Reserve 3, west of Lillian Rock. The Colorado Trail crosses it. If you have a mid-clearance vehicle, I'd recommend you start where I labeled "Park" on the map attached. Flora Peak Flora Peak is a peak in British Columbia and has an elevation of 580 metres. Join/Login. After a pleasant walk through a meadow, the Colorado Trail continued into the trees, descending to where I parked my car. Democrat 14,148 > Mt. Nearing the Parry Peak summit, view back toward Mount Bancroft and James Peak. I continued along the ridgeline over Parry Peak, Mount Eva, and all the way to Mount Flora. Overall it's just a pretty ridgeline, undulating over grassy tundra with a couple of very light rocky sections, only a few sections of Class 2. James Peak was visible in the distance and I was happy to get some nice views at the end of the day. For more information, see The Elevation and Prominence of San Jacinto Peak. In a study of disjunct species with xeric affinities west of the Cascades Detling (1953) examined several Coast Range and Western Cascades mountains including Marys Peak. Constant downhill and knees hurt bad. "Hiked with the guys up to Lindeman, camped at Greendrop and over to Flora and back down in a loop. After a long tundra stroll, a steep push up to Mount Flora's false summit. Enter your email and we’ll send password reset instructions: shows the mountain as a whole (not just the summit or views), is at least 1920x1440 dimensions and max size 10MB. This is a 15.9 mile loop hike with 6400 cumulative feet of elevation gain that takes about 7-10 hours to complete. Lots of fire haze, unfortunately. Lincoln 14,286 > Mt. Started hiking at 9:15 from green drop and got back to the parking lot at 3:30" —. We started this hike at an elevation of 600 meters where there was no snow. The mountain looms over Lake Chelan, rising 7,200 vertical feet in just 3 horizontal miles, and can be seen from the ferry. A peak’s prominence, also known as topographic prominence or relative height, is a measure of how distinct a peak is from other peaks. Continuing up the ridge to Mount Bancroft (center). Starting down from Mount Flora's summit, view back along the ridge. The trail starts at fairly low elevation, so we may need to carry skis briefly, but hopefully not. It's only 5km to the peak, but with 1300m elevation gain. James Peak (13,294), Mt Bancroft (13,250), Parry Peak (13,391), Mt Eva (13,130), Mt Flora (13,146), & Colorado Mines Peak (12,493) by Brian Schultz Friday July 18, 2014. From Mount Flora, I hopped on the Colorado Trail and descended Mount Flora's east ridge. The Humphreys Trail, starting at 8,800 feet at the Arizona Snow Bowl ski area on the west side of the mountain, is the standard ascent route. I stumbled on a social trail, which wandered through some Class 2 talus and dropped me down on the left of the ridge proper, where the rocks were larger and more difficult to navigate. Hiking info, trail maps, and trip reports from Flora Peak (240 m) in British Columbia Peak List. Lindeman,green drop, flora-July 2-3 2020 Garfield Peak is a mountain peak on the south end of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.The top of the peak reaches 7,976 feet (2,431 m) above sea level.The peak has a 1,000 feet (305 m) elevation trail to the summit from the Crater Lake lodge, one of the most popular hiking sites surrounding the lake. Bross 14,172) Pike National Forest 7.5 mi (RT); 3,958ft elevation gain The popular 4.75-mile-long trail is moderate but can be strenuous for lowlanders. Most people seem to approach Mount Flora and the subsequent traverse to James Peak by coming up from Colorado Mines Peak via Berthoud Pass. Berthoud Pass Website (USFS) Directions: This hike starts at … Emory Peak, located in Big Bend National Park, is the highest peak in the Chisos Mountains and the highest in Brewster County. 16Km return trip with an additional 670 feet of elevation gain of 1500 metres I believe it would be,... 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