Saint Mary Peak Climber's Log
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| mountain medic | Wow  | |
| Did this solo, was a fun hike. The lookout was open, so I sat up there and used the fire triangulation equipment to locate a fire burning in Idaho. I lugged up a half bottle of merlot and sipped on it enjoying the view before I hiked back down. Would love to go again someday, the views were outstanding! | |
| Posted Jan 16, 2013 12:54 pm | ||
| WOLFrising | Long road up | |
| Summer 2011 Climbed solo. Long road to the trailhead. Easy hike and great views of a bunch of small tarns from the top. The lookout was manned, and I learn plenty about the surrounding peaks! | |
| Posted Jan 7, 2013 1:05 am | ||
| larch32 | Yehaw | |
| Chilly and new snow. | ||
| Posted Mar 5, 2012 11:37 pm | ||
| distressbark | fun trail Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2011 | |
| Spectacular views from the top on a cloudless yet slightly hazy 4th of July. We followed the summit ridge to the south and glissaded down towards McCalla Lake... still plenty of skiing to be had in the south bowl! | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2011 8:28 am | ||
| mtn ear | Several times... Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2003 | |
| An easy hike. Have been up here several times since, but on this first occasion I carried my two year old daughter on a beautiful early fall day. Got a great picture of her sitting on the pit toilet that still hangs in our bathroom! | |
| Posted Apr 10, 2011 10:51 am | ||
| MtMtnHiker | Easy Peak | |
| Must hike if you live near the Bitterroot. | |
| Posted Mar 14, 2011 1:02 am | ||
| MTfred19 | Trail up SE ridge Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2006 | |
| Approximate date. 2nd time on summit. Hiked with my parents to the top on a smoky day during the Gash Creek fires. The ladybugs kept biting us! | |
| Posted Mar 5, 2011 3:41 pm | ||
| Bob Sihler | Trail hike Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2008 | |
| Hiked up on a cool, cloudy morning with thephotohiker. Not a very exciting hike, but nice views from the top, especially of the Heavenly Twins. | |
| Posted Feb 16, 2011 1:48 pm | ||
| bighigaz | Solo Summit Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2010 | |
| Somehow given my late start I was priveledged to be the first on the trail and the first on the summit. Unless you count my dog, who ran up ahead of me! It was quiet, peaceful, and the last day before the snow came! This was my first Bitterroot summit, and will certainly not be the last! Round-trip time was 3:15, including 30 minutes (maybe a little more...) enjoying the quiet summit. Thanks to my wife for allowing me to escape alone on my birthday... and for "hailing" my return with an amazing birthday dinner! I love you Suzanne. | |
| Posted Dec 2, 2010 2:11 pm | ||
| figurenine | good climb Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2010 | |
| All my friends were working so did this one by myself. Made it to the top from the trailhead via the standard route in about 1:20. A few other hikers but not too crowded. I was very intrigued by the heavenly twins but didnt have time to go over there today so I walked over to point 8990 via the ridge to get a better look at the approach, and then back up to the summit of st. mary. great view and nice weather for october! | |
| Posted Oct 9, 2010 9:12 pm | ||
| tjburr | Good 4-6 Hour Hike Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2010 | |
| Trail offers a nice variety of hiking through pine forest and above timberline. The trailhead is 13 miles from highway 93, most of it on gravel surfaced road. I made the roundtrip in 3 hours moving at a good rate due to my late start (not recommended). I started at 4:30 PM, arrived on summit at 6:20 PM, and was back to car by 7:30 PM as the sky grew dark. Overall, very enjoyable experience. I passed a few hikers on their descent early in my ascent, then had the mountain to myself after that. | |
| Posted Sep 23, 2010 6:01 pm | ||
| urnotreal | Nice trail | |
| Been up a few times. It's well worth it just to get a look at the Heavenly Twins. Hopefully next time I'm up here, I'll be continuing on in their direction. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2010 11:49 pm | ||
| Pack Addict | Nice Views, Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2009 | |
| I have hiked to Saint Mary's Peak several times, Always enjoy it. | |
| Posted Apr 11, 2010 9:21 pm | ||
| juneauhiker | Chilly! | |
| A white out and post holing with too little snow to justify skis made this hike a little tougher than it could have been but good hiking buddies and sandwiches saved the day. | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2010 6:22 pm | ||
| alpinelight | Classic Date Climbed: Sep 6, 1992 | |
| Sept 06 1992 Was first, with girlfriend now wife. June 25 2005 It was a trip to Heavenly twins with friends Josh & Erik. Weather went to hell so we climbed Saint Mary Peak by the SW ridge. | |
| Posted Feb 8, 2010 3:43 pm | ||
| montaneer | Dawn Breaking Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2004 | |
| Hiked up the standard route w/ rmick in the middle of the night. Sunrise hitting the Bitterroot Mtns. was spectacular!! Hanging out in the lookout tower with the spirits, smoke, and good friends was awesome. Made this hike a couple of other times with similar pleasant results. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2009 11:27 pm | ||
| thephotohiker | Lost Count Date Climbed: May 26, 2010 | |
| 26may10 - Climbed to the summit on snow again, this time with a couple of friends. They both bemoaned that they didn't have their skis with them. Dang! 23jun09 - Though I've lost count of the number of times I've visited this summit, this was the first time I made the effort to get there while there was still snow on the route. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2009 6:26 pm | ||
| rmick25 | Sunrise on Saint Mary Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2004 | |
| Hiked to the top in the middle of the night. Hung out in lookout tower with buddies playing cards until sunrise. Magnificent! | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2009 1:13 pm | ||
| montanachris | Quintessential Montana Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2003 | |
| This was one of my first summit hikes. I partially blame (more accurately, thank) St Mary for my addiction to peak bagging! | |
| Posted Dec 16, 2008 9:51 pm | ||
| Drunkcaballo | A Few Years Ago Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2001 | |
| Hiked up this a few years ago. Beautiful place. I need to go back. | |
| Posted Oct 15, 2008 12:11 am | ||
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