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| boisedoc | south slopes  Date Climbed: Nov 4, 2012 | |
| drove up to 9400ft and dashed up to the summit. Nice fall day with no snow yet. I surprised 9 bighorn on the summit | |
| Posted Nov 5, 2012 12:36 am | ||
| K9H2OBearer | Memorial Day from the south Date Climbed: May 27, 2012 | |
| Came up from the Jefferson summit road to the south. Were within a half mile and 500 vertical feet of the south summit when we turned back. Deep snow (couple of feet) became impassable for the dogs. It was a light snow year, but there was a last, powerful, storm that went through during the two days before and dumped. Made the expansive views gorgeous, however. Went with Greg, Sage & Abby. | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2012 10:16 am | ||
| bedellympian | summit plateau traverse Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2008 | |
| I traversed the summit plateau cresting North, South and the nominal Middle summits. Saw tons of bighorn sheep. Camped in the pass to the south that night, seasoned steak with sage brush and drank angel creek amber beer (deluxe meal!), also found a scorpion approaching our camp fire despite being around 10,000' elevation. | |
| Posted Mar 18, 2012 3:06 pm | ||
| utclimber | Jefferson Pass Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2011 | |
| Hiked up to the south summit from Jefferson pass. | ||
| Posted Dec 17, 2011 1:37 pm | ||
| dshoshone | Jefferson Saddle Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2011 | |
| Nice walk, very little snow still | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2011 11:11 am | ||
| A Bit | Jefferson Saddle Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2011 | |
| Kept going on to Middle and North Summits. Spotted a large herd of Desert Bighorn Sheep just south of Middle Summit. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2011 12:28 am | ||
| WhiteInVermont | Solo Hike Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2010 | |
| I made an overnighter out of this hike. Climbed the South Summit on the first day and continued North atop the ridge camping by Barker Creek. The second day I returned to the ridge and continued North past the North Summit and then down into a river valley where I bushwhacked for a few hours on what was supposed to be a trail. If you find this route in Mike White's "Backpacking Nevada" book it is listed as "Mt. Jefferson Loop" Please take my advise and don't try to make this hike a loop. The North part of the loop no longer exists. The trail is completely overgrown with thorn bushed. There are faint traces of a trail that I would guess hasn't been hiked in more than 10 years (probably more like 20). The only way I would recommend doing the North loop is with a very large machete. | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2010 1:58 pm | ||
| tednv | beautiful Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2010 | |
| final peak of my 5 peak road trip, and it was the best. great scenery and a nice hike. camped at jefferson saddle and hiked in from there. wish i had brought more water and some food, since it looked like the north summit was an easy hike only several miles away when on the s summit. maybe next time. beautiful area and lots of other great hikes around | ||
| Posted Aug 5, 2010 8:44 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Jefferson Saddle Date Climbed: May 29, 2010 | |
| With Laura, Bill, & Adam, easy enough climb followed by the more interesting hike to Shoshone Mtn south of Jefferson Saddle. Trip Report | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2010 4:04 pm | ||
| Princess Buttercup | Via Jefferson Saddle Date Climbed: May 29, 2010 | |
| Hiked w/ Bob Burd, Adam Jantz, and Bill Peters. Great day, just enough snow to make it annoying... | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2010 12:03 am | ||
| weeds19 | Pine Creek route Date Climbed: May 30, 2010 | |
| Started the hike at the Pine Creek campground (which is free and very pleasant) and followed the creek for a number of miles up the drainage. Eventually we found a snow covered gully that we ascended for about 2000 vertical feet then followed an undulating snow covered ridge over to the south summit. Great views in all directions. Still some large cornices hanging off the ridges as well! | ||
| Posted May 31, 2010 9:56 pm | ||
| SageHawk | From Jefferson Saddle Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2009 | |
| Climbed for 2nd time from the saddle between Jeff's south summit and Shoshone Peak. Had the area to myself as I climbed both the south summit of Jefferson and Shoshone Peak as well. There are no trails as far as I could tell on Shoshone, climbed via NE ridge to the summit. Good times! | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2009 7:30 am | ||
| lasvegaswraith | Southern Route Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009 | |
| Nice views. Took the standard southern route from about 8500'. Had the mountain to myself, if you don't count the bighorn. Meadow canyon makes for a cool drive in. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2009 4:19 pm | ||
| buzzdainer | Jefferson Summit Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2008 | |
| Drove in until the road ended, then hiked up the South Summit. We proceeded over to the Middle Summit, where we saw seven bighorn sheep. We also could see another group of animals about a mile off toward the North Summit, but they were too far away to idetify (we guessed more bighorn sheep). Great day! | ||
| Posted Jul 5, 2008 1:28 pm | ||
| mlarkin2002 | Dayhike Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2007 | |
| Drove to 9,400' then ran out of road. On the way up, fixed the Alta Toquima wilderness sign that had blown down. Saw a group of 50+ pronghorn antelope on the summit. Great views. | ||
| Posted Aug 13, 2007 11:15 pm | ||
| grandwazoo | South Route Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007 | |
| Had great weather, I just got off Bunker in the morning and drove over via Manhatten, good road. Took about 1:15 minutes to summit and 45 minutes back. Was able to drive right to where the trail starts at 9340'. | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2007 11:39 am | ||
| MoapaPk | South route & Pine Creek Date Climbed: May 27, 2007 | |
| Could get my Subaru Outback to about 9300', got confused a few times, and took about 1.75 hrs to the top. Since I was camped at Peavine, I took the Manhattan Road across (FS014) to rte 82. The Manhattan road was recently bladed (May 2007) and you could drive an MGB down it. However, the last few miles of the route, up to 9300', are quite rough. There was a gas station in Belmont, but I have no idea when it is open; I wouldn't depend on it. 2 years later: I took the Pine Creek route. About 4500' elevation gain accumulated, 15 stream crossings! Lots of snow up high. Saw no signs for gas in Belmont. Pine Creek is a beautiful campground. | |
| Posted May 28, 2007 6:45 pm | ||
| Anya Jingle | Southern Route Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2005 | |
| Windy all day, but the clouds cleared up while we were hiking up. As soon as we got back to the car, clouds returned and it started to snow. Our slideshow is here: Mount Jefferson South Summit | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2007 3:20 am | ||
| Dean | No wind Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2006 | |
| Via Jefferson saddle. Hardly more than a breeze on the summit which considering all the other reports was a blessing. Saw only two others all day. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2006 2:49 am | ||
| jfrishmanIII | Route Climbed: Pine Creek Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2003 | |
| Came up Pine Creek trail in the fall aspens, traversed to Middle Summit, descended. I had to avoid the largest herd of bighorns I've ever seen, with numerous irritable looking rams, in the cirque below Middle Summit. Awesome day! | |
| Posted Mar 24, 2006 4:10 am | ||
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