Trip

Hiking – Pennsylvania Mountain

Winter snowflake summit of PA MT. This will be a LIT for Hatteras Dunton

  • Sun, Jan 28, 2024
  • Denver
  • Mountaineering
  • Intermediate Alpine Climb
  • Adults
  • Challenging, winter
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 5.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 13,013 ft
  • Pace: 800ft/hr

Pennsylvania Mountain- Southeast Ridge

Meeting Time and Place- Meet at 7:15 am at Pennsylvania Mountain Trailhead. We will get moving no later than 7:30 https://maps.app.goo.gl/GjXP58ZfVt2NAbFQ7 

Goal Pace- 800ft gain an hour. Will be 3-4 hours roundtrip depending on actual group pace (might take longer)

Mileage- 4.75 miles roundtrip

Elevation Gain- 1500 ft

Route- https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=2021042410280187761 

Weather Considerations

Be prepared with wind-proof layers. Will reschedule if weather looks too gnarly https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-106.1613670959&lat=39.25902377968086
GPX:
https://caltopo.com/m/4AVB3

Meeting Time and Place- Meet at 7:15 am at Pennsylvania Mountain Trailhead. We will get moving no later than 7:30 https://maps.app.goo.gl/GjXP58ZfVt2NAbFQ7 

Hattie will meet us at the TH

if anyone from denver wants to car pool please reach out to Jennifer. jenn.bealer@gmail.com

Route/Place

Pennsylvania Mountain


Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Gear

  • Winter essentials- gloves, hats, goggles, sunglasses, hard shells, giant puffys, insulated boots, gaiters, hand and toe warmers if you use them. really all the layers

  • Trekking poles

  • Pack snowshoes and spikes, we can decide at the trailhead. Recent reports have mentioned postholing

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