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| colint | With American and Niagara  | |
| Fun 3 mountain scramble with beautiful meadows below. | |
| Posted Jan 20, 2013 3:33 pm | ||
| Liba Kopeckova | west slopes Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2012 | |
| Came via Burns Gulch, ascended western slopes, descended southern slopes to the col between Jones and Niagara, and continue onto Niagara peak. Duchess did great. | |
| Posted Sep 22, 2012 5:36 pm | ||
| spoliquin | Via Burns Gulch Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2012 | |
| With Niagara and American. Beautiful views but the climb is not all that exciting. | ||
| Posted Jun 24, 2012 9:07 pm | ||
| Matt Lemke | With American and Niagara Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2012 | |
| Great morning in the San Juans! Approached from the Burns Gulch TH | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2012 6:43 pm | ||
| strudolyubov | From American Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2012 | |
| Traversed from American. Beautiful weather, great summit views! | |
| Posted Jun 11, 2012 4:48 pm | ||
| goat14er | Traverse from Niagara Date Climbed: May 20, 2012 | |
| After the snow climb of Niagara, it was nice to have an easy stroll over to Jones. The use trail was almost completely clear all the way from the saddle to the summit. No wind, clear skies, and a warm morning. | |
| Posted May 22, 2012 5:59 pm | ||
| theREALCarpeDM | from upper Burns Gulch Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2011 | |
| Didn't want to chance my low-clearance 2wd car past Eureka a month ago, so on a return visit I rented a Jeep. Since I was paying through the nose, I figured I'd get the most I could out of it and drove up to 11,700 feet in Burns Gulch. From there, went up Niagara and then Jones. I felt like I was cheating, but I'm counting the peaks anyway. Once on Jones, the traverse to American didn't look fun (especially having my dog with me), so I just headed back. This approach is not very scenic, but the views from both peaks are spectacular! Some of the best ever! I had been on the nearby 14ers, but hadn't ever noticed Wham Ridge from them. From Jones/Niagara, I couldn't take my eyes off of it! Nice views of Half, Wetterhorn, Uncompahgre, Sneffels, Teakettle, Potosi, Rio Grande Pyramid, and many more. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2011 6:10 pm | ||
| csmcgranahan | Burns Gulch Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2011 | |
| Summited along with Niagara Peak from Burns Gulch. Still lots of remnant snow. Amazing views in all directions. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2011 12:09 am | ||
| shanahan96 | running the gaunlet Date Climbed: Mar 11, 2011 | |
| hiked jones via scree patches on the southwest face from burns gulch. we lucked out grabbing the summit during a special, stable winter peroid as the canyon north of eureka is a major avalanche trap. we encountered no such activity and found any evidence something threatening on its way. burns gulch was better, but not a place i'd prefer to wander outside of certain winter windows. on the descent, sluffs were visible and we were pleased to see them. overall, a great experience, one i was glad to take part in. half peak from the summit is an incredible sight! jamie | |
| Posted Mar 15, 2011 10:31 pm | ||
| gremlin | marmot | |
| got a furry stowaway in the engine back to durango | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2010 5:14 pm | ||
| miztflip | Trio Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2010 | |
| From Lower Burns TH. Climbed Niagra to Jones then to American. Part of a 4 day 17 Peak trip. | |
| Posted Jun 23, 2010 12:43 pm | ||
| dakotaconcrete | Burns Gulch Approach Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2010 | |
| Pretty straight forward climb. Followed 4X4 road to saddle between niagara and jones. The rest followed a well worn footpath. One note, I witnessed two white dog-like animals on the opposing valley wall while making the approach, not sure what they were as I've never seen white coyotes, my first instinct was mountain goats but a closer look definitely eliminated that guess. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2010 8:58 pm | ||
| BigRob | Climbed NE Ridge Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2009 | |
| I went up the northern fork of Burns Gulch to American Peak. There was significant snow in Burns Gulch. After Jones/American saddle not much snow on American. I crossed Snare Gulch from American and climbed up NE ridge route of Jones. Returned to vehicle via Jones West ridge into Burns Gulch. | |
| Posted Nov 7, 2009 11:15 pm | ||
| shknbke | From American Basin Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009 | |
| Hiked Jones along with American and Niagara from American Basin. Climbed Independence Couloir on American, then traversed via the n.e. ridge. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2009 10:11 pm | ||
| altitude14er | Route Climbed: South Ridge (after climbing Niagara Peak 1st) Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2009 | |
| A nice walk-up...the views are extroardinary and compensate for the lack of climbing challenges...a nice centralized perch in the San Juans of Colorado! | |
| Posted Jun 27, 2009 1:50 am | ||
| SarahThompson | With American & Niagara from American Basin Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006 | |
| Climbed American, Jones & Niagara solo from American Basin while my friend climbed Handies. Jones was a special peak for me - my 100th Colorado 13er! I recommend using Burns Gulch to collect these 3 peaks unless you've got some other reason to be in American Basin like I did. The climb from the basin up to American is a nasty scree nighmare when dry, but its doable. | |
| Posted May 23, 2008 3:48 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | American Pie Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2007 | |
| Traversed over from American on the way to Niagara, basically followed Gerry Roach's "American Pie" route from his 13ers book. Surprisingly not much snow on the south sides of these peaks, almost no need for gaitors even! | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2007 10:54 pm | ||
| boisedoc | Burns gulch Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2007 | |
| pretty quick hike from Burns Gulch, especially if you drive up the 4WD road | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2007 2:46 am | ||
| Brian Kalet | South Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007 | |
| From Niagara, Crown Mountain & "North Crown Mountain". En route to "American". 6 hours roundtrip. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2007 4:51 pm | ||
| seth@LOKI | Cool flutes on the NWest Face. Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2001 | |
| Yep, saweeeet. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2006 3:32 am | ||
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