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Unnamed 13,832

May 17, 2014 San Juans, Trip Reports


Even though most people consider the ski season to be all wrapped up by May, it’s actually the best month of the whole year when it comes to climbing and skiing high peaks in Colorado. The late spring storms just seem to really stick.

ted mahon, centennial skiers
The name-less gem showed itself as we neared treeline.
christy mahon
Christy climbs out of Bent Creek

That was evident today, when Christy and I set out to ski Unnamed 13832, an unnamed Centennial peak outside of Lake City. We were here back in January and skied its neighbor, UN13811 much as we expected, we found the snow to be lacking.

It's a well defined mountain with a rather small summit and multiple ski options-- it should have a proper name.
It’s a well defined mountain with a rather small summit and multiple ski options– it should have a proper name.
ted mahon
Everything painted white. The 3rd week in May is always a winner for skiing summits in Colorado.

As we crested treeline today, aware that most of our friends have long retired their ski gear for the summer, we were blown away by the snow coverage. Everywhere we looked, in all directions, the mountains were just caked.

ted mahon, unnamed 13832
We were a little late on the corn timing. As you can see the clouds were already building (it was 11:30)
christy mahon, bent creek
And the longshot gully back down to Bent Creek allowed for some Super-Eights in the spring snow!

We skied the peak from the south, from near Bent Creek. The approach is long and trail-less like many 13ers are, but the skiing is fun up high, with long corn snow runs not to mention some great views and wildlife. We saw a moose, a fox, a snowshoe hare, a grouse, a woodpecker, as well as some other skin tracks from some recent skiers on this seemingly quiet, unnamed mountain.

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  • #1 Grizzly Peak – 13,988 ft.
  • #2 Stewart Peak -13,983 ft.
  • #3 Columbia Point – 13,980 ft.
  • #4 Pigeon Peak – 13,972 ft.
  • #5 Mount Ouray – 13,971 ft.
  • #6 Ice Mountain – 13,951 ft.
  • #7 Fletcher Mountain – 13,951 ft.
  • #8 Pacific Peak – 13,950 ft.
  • #9 Cathedral Peak – 13,943 ft.
  • #10 French Mountain – 13,940 ft.
  • #11 Mount Hope – 13,933 ft.
  • #12 Thunder Pyramid – 13,932 ft.
  • #13 Mount Adams – 13,931 ft.
  • #14 Gladstone Peak – 13,913 ft.
  • #15 Mount Meeker – 13,911 ft.
  • #16 Casco Peak – 13,908 ft.
  • #17 Red Mountain – 13,908 ft.
  • #18 Emerald Mountain – 13,904 ft.
  • #19 Horseshoe Mtn. – 13,898 ft.
  • #20 “Phoenix Peak” – 13,895 ft.
  • #21 Vermillion Peak – 13,894 ft.
  • #22 Cronin Peak – 13,870 ft.
  • #23 Mount Buckskin – 13,865 ft.
  • #24 Vestal Peak – 13,864 ft.
  • #25 Jones Mountain – 13,860 ft.
  • #26 North Apostle – 13,860 ft.
  • #27 Clinton Peak – 13,857 ft.
  • #28 Dyer Mountain – 13,855 ft.
  • #29 Crystal Peak – 13,852 ft.
  • #30 Mount Edwards – 13,850 ft.
  • #31 California Peak – 13,849 ft.
  • #32 Mount Oklahoma – 13,845 ft.
  • #33 Half Peak – 13,841 ft.
  • #34 Atlantic Peak – 13,841 ft.
  • #35 Hagerman Peak – 13,841 ft.
  • #36 Turret Peak – 13,835 ft.
  • #37 PT 13,832
  • #38 Holy Cross Ridge – 13,831 ft.
  • #39 Jupiter Mountain- 13,830 ft.
  • #40 “Huerfano Peak” – 13,828 ft.
  • #41 Jagged Mountain – 13,824 ft.
  • #42 “Lackawanna” – 13,823 ft.
  • #43 Mount SiIverheels – 13,822 ft.
  • #44 Rio Grande Pyramid – 13,821 ft.
  • #45 Teakettle Mountain – 13,819 ft.
  • #46 PT 13,811 – 13,811 ft.
  • #47 Dallas Peak – 13,809 ft.

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