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| revolvingscimitar | From Wolverton via Panther Gap  Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2011 | |
| Been waiting to stand on the summit ever since setting eyes on the Great Western Divide from Panther Gap many years ago. Views from the gap all the way to the summit are nothing short of incredible. Combined with a perfect late summer day, this will always be one of my favorite Sierra memories. | |
| Posted Apr 19, 2012 2:10 pm | ||
| GlennD | Great day hike Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2011 | |
| Snowshoed up on a beautiful day. Trail was hard to follow in some parts, but the view from the top and glissade down were well worth it. | ||
| Posted Jan 18, 2012 1:02 am | ||
| LincolnB | 1984 Date Climbed: Jun 30, 1984 | |
| Climbed this more than once -- 6/30/84 was with brothers Jon & Andrew and friend Stan. We headed cross-country to Pear Lake, I got off track and into a scary descent... | |
| Posted Dec 6, 2011 9:22 pm | ||
| soslaw | Snow Slog Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2011 | |
| Broke trail from Mehrten Meadows to the summit. Rewarded with views of the spectacular snow clad western divide. | |
| Posted Nov 17, 2011 1:08 pm | ||
| balbert | Beautiful day at Alta Peak Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2011 | |
| Hiked Alta Peak yesterday solo. Beautiful day. Windy and cool on the summit. Both registers on the summit were full, so did not get to sign in. Only saw three people all day. Very little snow, although a Winter storm was on the way. | ||
| Posted Nov 4, 2011 2:39 pm | ||
| klotito | Snowy Fall Hike Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2011 | |
| A foot of snow about 1 week before my trip made for a glorious fall hike. Ran into a mother bear with two cubs while taking a detour up to Panther Peak. | |
| Posted Oct 14, 2011 2:35 pm | ||
| BrianChase | nice | |
| great views of the western divide | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2011 4:40 pm | ||
| Paulatron | Highest Peak Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2010 | |
| Great views, friendly bears, fun hike. | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2011 10:34 pm | ||
| mcphersonm80 | World Class Views Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2010 | |
| Great hike from Wolverton, several miles through dense forest with bears, and then the views open up over the Great Western Divide. From the summit, you can see Whitney. The last two miles are straight up, tough but worth it. Also is an excellent place to get engaged. :D | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2011 5:05 pm | ||
| Niels79 | Lots of snow Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2011 | |
| The last mile of the hike was one big snow field, but so worth it | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2011 10:54 pm | ||
| llkylej | Wow Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2011 | |
| With two friends who had never gone hiking. Tough first hike, but well worth it. Beautiful scenery on a beautiful day with great friends--can't be beat. | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2011 2:09 pm | ||
| EnFuego | Solo via Pear Lake Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2009 | |
| After a hiking partner bailed on me at last minute, I decided on a solo trip to Alta Peak. I started at the normal TH at Wolverton parking lot, hiked ther Lakes Trail to Heather Lake via the Watchtower Route, than on to Aster Lake, Emerald Lake and finally Pear Lake for lunch. From Pear Lake skirted the north (east?) shoreline to the end of the lake. From here, scrambled some Class III and IV sections up to the saddle about halfway between Peak 11,328 and Alta Peak. Hiked the ridgeline and summited Alta Peak. Descended the south face Class I route around Tharps Rock, through Mehrten Meadow, Panther Gap, and then back up to join the Lakes Trail again. Nice 15 mile lollipop route. | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2011 7:57 pm | ||
| Niels79 | Nice! Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009 | |
| Nice round-trip to Alta Peak. 14.3 miles | |
| Posted Apr 16, 2011 10:14 pm | ||
| OOG | Verterans day | |
| Incredible view, the frozen tablelands seemed to glisten | |
| Posted Jan 27, 2011 11:27 pm | ||
| eyeonsky | Alta Peak Trail Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2005 | |
| Sporadic snow past Mehrten Meadow. The final 500 feet had about 1 foot of snow. Fantastic views of the Great Western Divide on a clear day. | |
| Posted Oct 23, 2010 12:29 am | ||
| Scott Fulton | Alta Peak Trail Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2010 | |
| Took the standard trail from Wolverton. My friend's GPS registered around 8 miles each way. I loved the scenery at the top. Decided that the roundtrip to "Winter Alta" seemed way longer than we wanted to bother with. | |
| Posted Sep 19, 2010 7:52 pm | ||
| mengbo | Summit Date Climbed: May 24, 2009 | |
| lots of snow on the last 500 ft to the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2010 4:41 pm | ||
| mdostby | Pretty mellow Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2010 | |
| Hiked this on a beautiful day via Panther Gap, Alta Peak Trail. No bugs at all. Saw one deer and a bear. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2010 8:19 pm | ||
| cbuelow | Alta Peak Trail Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2010 | |
| Knocked this out as a relatively easy dayhike with Jason and Jon. Great views from the trail and the summit... | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2010 7:23 pm | ||
| biz | 2x Date Climbed: Apr 7, 2008 | |
| Very fun and enjoyable winter ascents. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2010 1:54 pm | ||
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