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| chicagotransplant | Kenosha Pass  Date Climbed: May 12, 2013 | |
| Both North and South Twin Cones with Mt Blaine from Kenosha Pass. Its melting out fast on the road, I stopped short of the TH in the morning in the car bu a good 3/4 mile, but that same stretch was dry in the afternoon. Someone drove up to almost 11,400 so there is a good wheel rut to hike in to that point, then the snowshoes were handy for the summits. | |
| Posted May 12, 2013 8:21 pm | ||
| Tonka | SP Hike with Sarah Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2013 | |
| Perfect weather for this winter outing. No wind except for the summit and blue sky. Our choice to break trail and bushwack through the willows and rocks up to the saddle made for a fun, yet tougher day. Thanks to Sarah for showing us this off the radar peak. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2013 10:25 am | ||
| Sarah Simon | From Kenosha Pass Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2013 | |
| What an amazing day!!! Sunny, surprisingly warm. Tonka and Krista joined Angel and me for a glorious stroll to the summit. Left the road before it heads into that drainage and cruised up the rideline to bouldery slopes. Found a smoother descent route. What a day. Those two Minnesotans are badass to come from low elevation and hike back-to-back Colorado peaks! | |
| Posted Jan 20, 2013 5:01 pm | ||
| Berger | Almost Date Climbed: Jan 23, 2011 | |
| Long great ski with Tracy. Snow was deep and unstable near the summit. Turned around but still a great day. | |
| Posted Nov 4, 2012 1:18 am | ||
| Jeremy Hakes | Decent loop Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2011 | |
| Nice loop. Not much traffic. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2011 9:19 pm | ||
| Foxy Long Bottoms | Twin Cone Road Date Climbed: Jan 23, 2011 | |
| Bryan and I began our ski from Twin Cone Road off of Kenosha Pass. After traveling approximately 6 miles, we ditched the xc skis and waded through the willows, heading towards the summit, attempting to avoid the lee side of the mountain. Upon heading up the slope we heard and felt a couple of "whomps" underfoot. The slope we were on was probably only approx 22-25 degrees or so in steepness, however we decided to bail, which was disappointing. We were so close. The ski in was fantastic but to our dismay some inconsiderate 4 wheelers literally destroyed the ski track on the way out. They bumped into the sides of the trail in several spots, scattering trees, rocks and dirt all over the trail. It was really torn up in spots, not just the snow. I have no issues with 4 wheelers at all. They have just as much right to enjoy an area as I do. It was apparent that this group was simply trying to see how far up the trail they could make it. They made it about 3.5 miles, where they turned around, tearing up the snow covered path and anything close. Trees were broken. The ground under the snow on and off the trail in spots was really messed up. In spite of the mess, we managed a 13 mile day with no summit. Next time. Happy B-day baby! | |
| Posted Jan 24, 2011 5:01 pm | ||
| Brian Kalet | Road Date Climbed: May 12, 2009 | |
| Easy. | |
| Posted Mar 6, 2010 8:47 pm | ||
| heather14 | Trifecta Date Climbed: Dec 5, 2009 | |
| Hiked North & South Twin Cones and Blaine. A nice little solo jaunt. Didn't like seeing the high wind advisory signs on the drive to the TH, but ended up being not so bad. | |
| Posted Dec 6, 2009 12:40 am | ||
| shknbke | From Long Gulch TH Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2008 | |
| Did N. Twin Cone as part of a huge 14 peak loop hike that took 16.5 hours. Summitted late in the afternoon as a storm was approaching. See TR. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2008 9:50 am | ||
| argothor | Threes peaks Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2008 | |
| Hiked North Twin Cone Peak, Mount Blaine, and South Twin Cone Peak from Kenosha Pass. Saw no other hikers, although did see some ATVers on North Twin while we were on Blaine. If I was to do this again, I'd probably drive past the first gate and park just past the second gate. There was little snow to worry about, about the only snow was right near the summit of North Twin Cone. Otherwise the ground seemed unusually dry after so much snow this winter. | |
| Posted Jun 15, 2008 9:15 am | ||
| MattK | North, South Twin Cones, Blaine Date Climbed: May 17, 2008 | |
| Wife, dog, and I. Beautiful hike, still a lot of snow. | |
| Posted May 19, 2008 12:15 pm | ||
| belexes | North Twin Cone Road Date Climbed: Mar 8, 2008 | |
| CMC hike. We started from Kenosha Pass and hiked the North Twin Cone Road almost all the way to the top. We left the road about a mile from the summit and snowshoed through a couple of nice meadows. It was pretty windy at the summit, not so much further down. We made really good time: about 7 hours round trip. | |
| Posted Mar 9, 2008 3:35 pm | ||
| MrClean | Great moderate hike Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2007 | |
| Great trail, total solitude. Beautiful sunny weather, very windy on the summit. Can't wait to do this in snowshoes soon! | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2007 10:36 pm | ||
| Niederbayer | January climb | |
| cold, but sunny day - excellent views over South Park/Front range/Collegiate Peaks/Sangre de Cristo - just saw two other hikers | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2007 8:01 pm | ||
| pebblehopper | Date Climbed: Jan 22, 2006 Date Climbed: Jan 22, 2006 | |
| Fun winter mountain! | ||
| Posted Jun 9, 2006 2:51 am | ||
| mdavenport2 | January Climb Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2006 | |
| Made the summit on a very, very cold and windy day. Pleasant in the trees, brutal wind on the peak. | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2006 4:09 am | ||
| Colonelpyat | Route Climbed: Road Date Climbed: September 20, 2005 | |
| A very nice hike with outstanding views of Front Range mountains to the north. A lot of great color in the aspen groves on the lower slopes. Maybe the best "color hike" close to Denver. | |
| Posted Sep 24, 2005 2:38 am | ||
| miztflip | Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: March 31, 2004 | |
| Had itchy feet and decided to make the hike in the dark. The easy to follow 4WD road made the hike a breeze. I didn't find the shortcut around 11,300 and instead followed the road until I could see the peak. I only hiked North Twin Cone, but had amazing views with the moonlight and clear skies. | |
| Posted Apr 1, 2004 2:35 pm | ||
| JonBradford | Date Climbed: May 2001, Febuary 2002, January 2003 | |
| My first Twin Cone summit was South Twin Cone (along with Mount Blain) in May. Subsequently I have been up North Twin Cone twice. North Twin Cone is an excellent winter excursion... just don't forget the sunblock! Last time I went up it I started in a snow squall which gave way to sunny skies... I can feel the melonoma festering... Jon | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2004 9:15 pm | ||
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