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| mountainhare | Great hike  Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2012 | |
| This was quite a treat after busting myself on Twin Rocks earlier in the day. Nice steady trail, great summit views, had it to myself. | |
| Posted Feb 9, 2013 5:28 pm | ||
| koryrogers | Climbed Many Times, Never Disappoints Date Climbed: Jan 6, 2006 | |
| Lately my favorite route is in from Treasure Lake, scramble up from the trail to Apple and Pear, then up and over the top, back down the Elk Mountain to meet up with the Charon Gardens trail and eventually make my way back to the car. The view from Apple and Pear is hard to beat in the Wichita Mountains - especially late in the evening. Ultimately I love this mountain because you have a easy trail to and from the top, with access to virtually any difficulty hiking you like. | ||
| Posted Jun 6, 2012 1:05 am | ||
| Bluebell08 | Nice fall hike Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2011 | |
| Nice hike up the trail and then among the boulders. Buffalo on the summit, great views, and lots of fun scrambling. Nice fall day in Oklahoma. Wish I had my climbing gear to try some route out here. | |
| Posted Nov 19, 2011 6:07 pm | ||
| alecdavis1992 | Good times Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2010 | |
| Ive climbed this a handful of times with friends, its always a good time finding different routes. There is some mildly intense scrambling fun to be had. | |
| Posted Jan 3, 2011 7:43 pm | ||
| AFmountaineer | Sprained Ankle Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2010 | |
| Sprained my ankle scrambling around Little Baldy so instead of rockclimbing we hiked up Elk Mountain. Fun mountain with cool views. | |
| Posted Nov 10, 2010 11:31 am | ||
| Vagabond Manifesto | Elk Date Climbed: May 1, 2008 | |
| Love the Wichitas! Like a humid, hardwood-forest version of Joshua Tree... | |
| Posted Feb 10, 2010 3:33 am | ||
| GeoExplorer | A nice walk | |
| I've walked this mountain many times when I was a Boy Scout. | |
| Posted May 25, 2009 1:46 am | ||
| Cookie Addict | snakes everywhere | |
| Climbed with my 7 year-old son. It was hot, just after a storm and there were snakes and lizards everywhere. Man, I hate snakes! | |
| Posted Sep 25, 2008 6:36 am | ||
| Mark Doiron | Loop Through Apple and Pear Date Climbed: Mar 20, 2008 | |
| Were we successful? Well, we didn't climb on top of the summit boulder--too difficult for me, anyway. But, that wasn't the goal. We hiked the class 1 trail to the summit, then continued along the animal trails and across the rock slabs to descend on the western slope to Apple and Pear. From there we scrambled a steep Class 3 route along a small, flowing stream just to the south of those big rocks. Then we hiked along Charon's Garden Trail, through Valley of Boulders, and back to the Jeep. Great day, great weather. Because of Easter and Holy City nearby, the refuge was packed. But our early start and more challenging route meant that we saw very few at the beginning, and none once we struck out off the main trails. We didn't realize how packed it was until we returned to the parking lot (both lots were full!). | |
| Posted Mar 21, 2008 8:29 am | ||
| metasyn11 | northside scramble Date Climbed: Dec 30, 2007 | |
| Bushwhacked from the parking lot which led to a class 3 scramble up the north side of Elk Mountain. Lots of fun climbing around the summit area (there are several subsidiary summits of comparable height). It was quite a zoo of people out there on this beautiful Christmas break Sunday, but the scrambling and the buffalo were worth it. | |
| Posted Dec 31, 2007 12:18 am | ||
| Bubba Suess | First summit in Oklahoma | |
| I climbed the mountain on my first trip to the Wichitas. I returned 13 times. It got me through four years in Texas! | |
| Posted Mar 9, 2007 10:23 pm | ||
| Bubba Suess | First summit in Oklahoma | |
| I climbed the mountain on my first trip to the Wichitas. I returned 13 times. It got me through four years in Texas! | |
| Posted Mar 9, 2007 10:23 pm | ||
| gwave47 | Thanksgiving Day Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2006 | |
| My brother and I made the shorthike Thanksgiving Day. My first in the flatlands of Oklahoma. Loved the wildlife in the refuge. | |
| Posted Nov 28, 2006 2:46 am | ||
| The Lower Marmot | Route Climbed: More or less Date Climbed: May 30, 2005 | |
| We basically charged up the northwestern aspect and stood below the summit boulder. It was a lot larger than expected--pictures don't prepare you for it. | |
| Posted May 30, 2005 9:53 pm | ||
| splandswest | Route Climbed: Elk Mountain Trail Date Climbed: Climbed twice in the 90's. | |
| On one of the climbs up the Elk Mountain Trail my son and I crossed the top of Elk Mountain all the way to the Apple and Pear. From there we continued north and down the north face back to the trailhead parking lot. This is a great day hike involving some bouldering. | |
| Posted Apr 12, 2005 9:19 am | ||
| rmuir | Route Climbed: Various Date Climbed: Many Times | |
| This is a great mountain for hiking, bouldering, etc. I did my first technical rock climbing on this mountain in the 1970s. | |
| Posted Apr 13, 2004 1:25 pm | ||
| Hendere | Route Climbed: Elk Mountain Trail Date Climbed: September 28, 2003 | |
| Late season summit. Carried a first aid kit, big baggie of gorp, five water bottles, and 17 seventh graders. This is one of the harder climbs that I have done. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2003 8:31 pm | ||
| Alan Ellis | Date Climbed: Many times. | |
| Hiked to the summit via the trail and also climbed many of the routes on Elk Slabs. A great mountain! | |
| Posted May 27, 2003 10:11 am | ||
| cruzit | Date Climbed: May 1998 | |
| The family and I hiked the mile or so to the top as practice for some hiking and climbing we were to do later in the season. Beautiful views from the top. I almost stepped on a bison laying in the middle of the trail just over the summit...he won, I moved. | |
| Posted Feb 4, 2003 2:11 pm | ||
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