Wheeler Peak Wilderness
Kachina-to-Wheeler Peak Traverse
Start:Williams Lake THTotal distance (RT): ~8.5 mi
Total elevation gain: ~4,800 ft
YDS: Class 1-2 with short Class 3 sections
Kachina-Wheeler Traverse Route Map
Kachina Peak (UN 12,481) to Lake Fork Peak
 Kachina Peak Summit: view north |
 Lake Fork Peak and Vallecito Mountain from Kachina Peak |
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 North Ridge of Lake Fork Peak |
 The Headwall |
 Kachina Peak from the headwall |
 Looking down from the upper section of the headwall |
 Wheeler Peak and Mount Walter from the headwall |
 UN 12,535: summit view east |
 Lake Fork Peak as seen from the north |
 Wheeler Peak from UN 12,535 |
Lake Fork Peak to UN 12,819 ("Bighorn Peak")
 Lake Fork Peak: summit view southeast |
 Lake Fork Peak: summit view north |
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 Lake Fork Peak from UN 12,807 |
 Lake Fork-Wheeler Ridge from UN 12,807 (December 2010) |
 Lake Fork Peak - UN 12,819 Ridge from the summit of UN 12,807 (April 2009) |
 Approaching the summit of UN 12,819 ("Bighorn Peak") |
 Looking back at UN 12,807 |
 UN 12,819: summit view northeast |
UN 12,819 ("Bighorn Peak") to UN 12,728
 Looking along the NE Ridge of "Bighorn Peak" |
 UN 12,819 (Bighorn Peak) from UN 12,728 |
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 One of the rocky steps on the NE ridge of "Bighorn Peak" |
 NE Ridge of Bighorn Peak |
 Approaching the summit of UN 12,728 |
UN 12,728 to Simpson Peak
 Wheeler and Simpson Peaks from UN 12,728 |
 The saddle between UN 12,728 and Simpson Peak |
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 The notch in the ridge between Un 12,728 and Simpson |
 Approaching the summit of Simpson Peak |
 Looking back at the traverse from Simpson Peak |
Simpson Peak to Wheeler Peak
 Simpson-Wheeler Ridge |
 Baldy and Touch-Me-Not Mountain from Simpson-Wheeler Ridge |
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