Mount Sunflower Climber's Log
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| lizrdboy | Not in Kansas Anymore  Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2009 | |
| Tagged Mount Sunflower on the way out of Kansas - after living there for a year. It (the state) was nice, but flat! The HP - it was quite nice, and also flat. | |
| Posted Jun 14, 2009 1:30 am | ||
| Holsti97 | Sunflower at Night Date Climbed: May 21, 2009 | |
| We decided to drive all of the way back to Wisconsin after climbing Black Mesa in Oklahoma so we hit Mt. Sunflower at 10:30 at night. Took some pictures and signed the register. Drove on to Panorama Point in Nebraska. I will always wonder what the view is like from this highpoint. HP #41. | |
| Posted May 24, 2009 10:54 pm | ||
| jeffh25 | Mt. Sunflower Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2007 | |
| Climbed into the "Thick Air" of Kansas the day after Elbert. Quite the scenery change for my 2nd Highpoint, but still fun in it's own way. | |
| Posted Feb 10, 2009 12:45 pm | ||
| Pedaldance | #2 Date Climbed: Nov 26, 2008 | |
| Second highpoint with kids, even brought hubby along this time :-) Far different experience from Guadalupe Peak! Missed the challenge, but enjoyed reading the log and notes from owners. Moved on to Colorado, lots of snow - can't wait for Mt. Elbert next year! | |
| Posted Dec 6, 2008 8:21 pm | ||
| Castlereagh | Detour off I-70 Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2008 | |
| Stopped by on the way out west. Rough dirt roads leading there. Views are pretty good at the summit. A herd of cattle joined me on the summit. | |
| Posted Oct 12, 2008 11:15 pm | ||
| BigCountry | Bittersweet | |
| Did this one solo in winter | |
| Posted Oct 3, 2008 6:48 pm | ||
| Alpinist | #25 Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2008 | |
| Flew into Denver and rented a car with Zscapes for 2 days of highpointing. We visited Mt Sunflower on Sept 27th and Black Mesa on Sept 28th. We had perfect weather and both "summits" to ourselves. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2008 11:08 pm | ||
| McCannster | WTF??? Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2008 | |
| Yup, solo trip out here to Podunk. I left Boulder at 8am with my bud's car on loan and drove all the way out there by my lonesome. No trouble finding the mighty peak, spent about 45 mins on top, then did a backflip off of one of the dead tree stumps, a la my trip to Panorama Point. Highpoint #3! Returned to Boulder at 4pm. Paying for gas was kind of a bitch, but hey, "live a little!" | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2008 7:00 pm | ||
| psquier | Mt Sunflower Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2008 | |
| New meaning to the term "drive-up". Neat display at the site. My GPS put us on a shortcut there, but we ended up traveling down a lot of dirt roads. Be prepared to seriously tickle your car's underbelly on the dirt roads in the area. No stores are nearby so gas/food/water up before. | ||
| Posted Aug 5, 2008 9:29 pm | ||
| mlandau3 | Last Highpoint On This Trip Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2008 | |
| Definitely whimsical. It was spooky driving back to I70 after dark (especially after driving through a big mud puddle - ugh). | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2008 2:32 am | ||
| dwhike | All Alone... Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| First trip out to the high plains and couldn't help but being struck by how alone we were out there. Just rolling fields in all directions...a strange beauty about it. Loved it! | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2008 12:13 pm | ||
| RyanTaro76 | Drive-Up Summit Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2007 | |
| You park and walk the last 50 yards. An odd, barren place but nice as it was at sunset. Spitting distance from the Colorado Border. | ||
| Posted Mar 5, 2008 2:14 pm | ||
| jimegan | MT SUNFLOWER Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2004 | |
| SLEPT IN THE PASTURE NEAR THE CATTLEGUARD AFTER DOING WHEELER PK AND BLACK MESA EARLIER IN THE DAY. MADE A MOUNTAINEERING START BEFORE SUNUP WITH A HERD OF COWS TO GREET ME | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2008 12:34 pm | ||
| wildfam | Great Monument Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2006 | |
| Loved the monument on top - kudos to the owners. All in all a pretty good view of some wide open land. HP #8. | |
| Posted Jan 26, 2008 2:19 pm | ||
| I like it on top | Unique Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2008 | |
| Sunny, Windy, and Cold. That's what's expected in January. A different highpoint but nice none the less. | |
| Posted Jan 20, 2008 11:54 pm | ||
| shknbke | via south ridge | |
| At the request of my friend Karen, I have to log my mighty Mt Sunflower ascent. My wife and I did this one on the way back from my graduation from grad school at Regis Univ in Denver. This was at the time our home state and the trip spawned our move to CO! Nice sunflower made out of railroad spikes and a register to boot. This is one of the funner ones in the Midwest. | |
| Posted Nov 27, 2007 11:01 am | ||
| ktiffany22 | What a hoot! Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2007 | |
| State highpoint #3... out of pure respect for our state highpointer friend Kevin (as well as curiousness about why he does this), we veered off of I-70 at the border, stopped at a farmer's house to ask how to get there, and away we went! "Bluebird day" for this "silly" yet intriguing and fun "summit." :-) | |
| Posted Nov 26, 2007 11:43 pm | ||
| HokieJim | State HP #3 Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2007 | |
| A bluebird day indeed, we could see for miles. Definitely the highlight of our 8.5-hr drive back to Colorado Springs from Topeka. | |
| Posted Nov 26, 2007 3:08 pm | ||
| eric-griz | Why's it in a cage? Date Climbed: Apr 17, 2003 | |
| Stopped by on a whirlwind trip of the usual tourist fare in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Eastern Colorado. | |
| Posted Nov 9, 2007 8:14 pm | ||
| weeds19 | Last One Date Climbed: May 31, 2003 | |
| This was the last highpoint on an 11 state HPing trip. It's awefully peaceful out there in western KS. | ||
| Posted Sep 27, 2007 10:19 am | ||
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