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| ianc82 | Little Blanco TH to Summit Peak  Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2008 | |
| A long but rewarding hike from the Little Blanco TH. A spectacular day in the South San Juans. | |
| Posted Nov 24, 2009 4:50 pm | ||
| Nice Axe! | Great area! Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2009 | |
| Road is still gated, but there is talk of opening that gate soon. As Scott said, we crossed Treasure Creek immediately and headed up the east drainage. Having descended the main drainage, IMHO, the east drainage is the preferable ascent direction. We enjoyed really nice waterfalls on both the ascent and descent, but the most beautiful and unique one was on our descent. This was my first time to this area; it has much to offer! | |
| Posted Sep 21, 2009 11:45 am | ||
| scotthsu | nice loop hike Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2009 | |
| The road is still gated just as SarahT says below. We met a friendly local out hunting, and he gave us a recommendation to take the left-hand trail (at road's end) that crosses Treasure creek immediately and then heads up the drainage to the east of the drainage below Summit Peak. We followed his suggestion and ended up with a nice loop hike, up the eastern drainage and down the main one. We ended up bushwhacking down the south side of Treasure creek on the way down, but it wasn't too bad. | |
| Posted Sep 21, 2009 11:05 am | ||
| SarahThompson | Morning after 1st snowstorm of season Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2009 | |
| Violent and long-lasting thunderstorms in the middle of the night terminated with a short but heavy snowstorm before dawn. We awoke to an inch of snow at the trailhead and found 6 inches up high. Very wet, slippery hike. Road is currently closed almost 2 miles before the trailhead due to damage. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2009 2:29 am | ||
| kavak | Treasure Creek Route Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2004 | |
| I climbed this the day after a heavy snowstorm blanketed the high peaks. There was over a foot of snow on the peak but did not present any major problems. Somewhere along the route a black bear's tracks accompanied mine. I eventually saw the black dot along the side of the mountain as he ambled away. | |
| Posted Oct 20, 2008 9:51 am | ||
| Scott Wisher | Colorado County Highpoint #21 Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007 | |
| Route finding is a bit tough after you leave the Treasure Creek drainage, but once I summited, it was well worth it. Saw a huge herd of elk above me during the descent. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2007 10:27 pm | ||
| weeds19 | Snow everywhere Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2006 | |
| We drove into the Treasure Creek TH while a light snow began to fall. By the time we reached the summit the wind was howling and there was 8" of snow on the ground. Views consisted of white emptiness. We really enjoyed the waterfalls on the way down and got some great pics of them as the snow coated the edges of the cliffs. | |
| Posted Oct 9, 2006 10:20 pm | ||
| jordancl | Route Climbed: Our own Date Climbed: Summer 2000 | |
| Great climb of my favorite peak in my home range. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2005 6:32 am | ||
| jdjordan45 | Route Climbed: Drainage between Treasure Creek and the Adams Fork of the Conejos Date Climbed: Summer 2000 | |
| It was a great hike in my favorite mountain range! | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2003 9:41 pm | ||
| truchas | Route Climbed: Treasure Creek Route Date Climbed: May 27, 2000 | |
| This was the first time we actually set up camp and spent the night on a summit. Awesome sunset on a beautiful summit. | |
| Posted Nov 6, 2003 11:55 pm | ||
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