Volz Benchmark from the saddle 14 June 2009 |
This pleasant, off trail route takes the hiker up Selkirk Gulch over terrain where elk droppings outnumber boot prints. Following the Selkirk Gulch drainage, the hiker ascends to an unnamed saddled just below the summit of Volz Benchmark. Route finding over loose, somewhat steep, talus brings the hiker to the broad summit plateau where a summit cairn, rudimentary rock shelter and USGS marker, complete with summit register jar, await.
Distance: 3.5 miles RT
Elevation Gain: 1,600 ft. |
Lumpy UN 12,700 across the saddle 14 June 2009 |