| Rito Alto Peak, "Cloud Peak", "Silver Peak", Spread Eagle Peak, Hermit Peak A & Eureka Mountain A Trip Report |
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| Rito Alto Peak, "Cloud Peak", "Silver Peak", Spread Eagle Peak, Hermit Peak A & Eureka Mountain A   | 
| Page Type: Trip Report Location: Colorado, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 38.10280°N / 105.6614°W Date Climbed/Hiked: Aug 26, 2007 Activities: Hiking, Mountaineering, Scrambling Season: Summer | Page By: kalet Created/Edited: Aug 28, 2007 / Aug 28, 2007 Object ID: 330103 Hits: 1102 Loading... Page Score: 86.03% - 1 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Stats
| Peak Name | CO Rank | Elevation |
| Rito Alto Peak | 110 |
13794 |
| “Cloud Peak” | 239
| 13524 |
| “Silver Peak” | 247
| 13513 |
| Spread Eagle Peak | 309
| 13423 |
| Hermit Peak A | 353
| 13350 |
| Eureka Mountain A | 251
| 13507 |
Distance: ~10 miles
Elevation Gain: ~7000'
Rito Alto PeakJulie Struble, Luke Kroiss and I camped at 13060 feet on Hermit Road Saturday night. Julie and Luke had Rito Alto Peak, “Cloud Peak” & Spread Eagle Peak on their itineraries. I began hiking up Rito Alto Peak’s southeast ridge at 4:30 am. I reached the summit at 5:46 am. I guess I move slowly in the dark."Cloud Peak"I accidentally descended Rito Alto Peak’s east ridge, then traversed Rito Alto’s northeast face, gained the north ridge and descended it to the Rito Alto Peak-“Cloud Peak” saddle. I climbed Cloud Peak’s south ridge and reached the summit at 6:29 am. Watching the sunrise was a highlight."Silver Peak"I descended Cloud Peak’s west ridge to the “Cloud Peak”-“Silver Peak” saddle. The ridge is mostly third class. Staying true to the ridge required some fourth class. I ascended Silver Peak’s easy southeast ridge and reached the summit at 7:55 am. 
Hermit Peak A & Rito Alto Peak, from left to right, from “Cloud Peak” |
Spread Eagle PeakI descended Silver Peak’s southeast ridge and climbed Cloud Peak’s west ridge. I saw Julie and Luke climbing Cloud Peak’s south ridge. I resummitted “Cloud Peak” at 9:05 am, descended its east ridge and climbed Spread Eagle Peak’s southwest ridge. I reached the summit at 9:41 am, shortly after Julie and Luke. We ate and reconfirmed plans. We also agreed the exposure on Spread Eagle Peak was nominal.
Rito Alto Peak & “Cloud Peak”, from left to right, from Spread Eagle Peak |
Hermit Peak AI descended Spread Eagle Peak’s southwest ridge, skirted Cloud Peak’s summit on the east side and reclimbed Rito Alto Peak, reaching the summit at 11:32 am. I descended Rito Alto’s southeast ridge, then climbed Hermit Peak A’s north ridge, reaching the summit at 12:24 pm.
Rito Alto Peak from Hermit Peak A |
Eureka Mountain AI descended Hermit Peak A’s southeast ridge and climbed Eureka Mountain A’s northwest ridge. I reached the summit at 1:37 pm and found a broken glass jar, which used to be the summit register cannister. I descended my ascent route and reclimbed Hermit Peak A, reaching the summit at 2:49 pm and got back to the Jeep at 3 pm. Images
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Eureka Mountain
