I hiked this peak several times in the past... A nice hike with an easy scramble... New Mexico Hiking book describes is as difficult, but I don't think so. I usually get up and down in less than 3 hrs, and take time for photos.
asaking11 - Oct 17, 2009 7:56 pm Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2009
Raven's Ridge
Hiked up to Lake Peak, beautiful views, and then hiked over to Penitente Peak. I did this whole hike car-to-car in 4.5 hours, and I thought I was doing way awesome until I saw a couple of guys running up the trail.
Epica - Sep 22, 2009 12:01 am Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2008
Last peak for Wiley....
I was training for climbing in Ecuador and the day after climbing Santa Fe Baldy, I headed up Lake Peak. It was cool to see where I had been the day before. It was also the last mountain for my sweet dog Wiley.... he died 9 months later.
Bark Eater - Aug 17, 2009 12:54 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 1991
Fine summer day
Awesome day trip from the ski area with our friends Linda and Fernando. Interesting melt formations in the snow remaining up on the ridge top. Beautiful day!
wbass - Aug 3, 2009 10:33 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009
Trio of Sangre
This is one of the more understated of the southern Sangre peaks. Most are rounded (like Penitente or Deception) or easy to climb and Lake has some actual scrambling and route finding. No clouds, no wind, wonderful day. We came up from Deception, then onto Penitente and back via Winsor.
went there to ski it, but did not. Steper than I thought.
strudolyubov - Jan 24, 2009 8:57 pm Date Climbed: Jan 24, 2009
Winter climb via Ravens/SW Ridge
Solo winter climb via Ravens/Southwest Ridge. Hard snow and some ice. Returned over the ridge and false summit. One of my local favorites: its been my second winter summit, ~10'th overall. Windy, limited visibility, but not cold.
11/17/2007: Direct solo ascent of West Face of Lake Peak from Nambe Lake. On the way back downclimbed the gully between Lake and Deception Peaks.
10/25/2008: Solo Deception-Lake-Penitente-Santa Fe Baldy loop day hike from Santa Fe Ski Area parking. Nice weather, gorgeous views.
01/31/2009: Solo winter climb of Lake Peak via Ravens Ridge/SW Ridge and traverse to Penitente Peak. Nice bluebird day, incredible views!
11/12/2011: Solo climb of Lake Peak via SW Ridge in winter conditions. Nice weather, great views.
01/15/2012: Solo winter climb via Ravens/SW Ridge route. Clear, windy day. Wind and snow made "catwalk" section interesting. Nice view from the summit and the ridge.
01/29/2012: Solo winter traverse of Lake Peak. Ascended Ravens Ridge to Deception Peak, traversed to the summit of Lake Peak and descended the North Ridge of Lake Peak to Windsor Trail. Nice winter day, great climb.
scooter12ga - Nov 11, 2008 7:32 pm Date Climbed: Nov 9, 2008
Exploration and Summit
Climbed via Windsor trail to the wilderness boundry, etc... etc... Scouted campsites for an altitude acclimatization weekend in January before I go to Aconcagua. Excited to go back in the winter. This is my new favorite summit near ABQ.
seano - Sep 5, 2008 2:30 pm Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2008
Raven's ridge
Fun climb in snowshoes, almost as much fun as sliding past beginners on the way down the ski hill.
boisedoc - Jun 2, 2008 1:33 am Date Climbed: May 30, 2008
Great weather
Followed ski trails up to the summit ridge. The last section was suprisingly rugged and a little tricky with snow still in the couloirs. Good views all around
MoapaPk - May 12, 2008 1:49 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 1982
many times
Date a guess. 1st time, my wife and I walked up from ski area. Lots of gentians, robber jays.
Lake, Penitente, and Tesuque...all via Raven's Ridge. A great hike, great summits (at least Lake and Penitente), but too many people. My favorite part of the hike was Raven's Ridge, and heading over to Penitente Peak which had nobody.
Climbed this a second time 28 October 2016. From the parking lot to summit 1:33.
Dan the Jones - Jul 8, 2007 12:47 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007
Legends
I demolished the hike up Ravens Ridge. So quick and efficent that someone will probably write a book about it. The only problem is that the knife Edge that seperates Penitente and Leak peak is a tourist congestion F* Fest. Not only do you have to wait in line, to go through certain sections, you also have to listen to them say how easy it was to take the ski lift up and walk over.
Go lost in the snow on my first try. This time, no problems. Great summit.
smason505 - Aug 10, 2006 10:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 1997
Ski Area Direct Route
climbed lake peak while I was in high school with mr. samuel ruyle. always one of my favorite peaks. love the view from my house in santa fe. love the catwalk and endless scrambling/climbing on the ridge.
jfrishmanIII - Feb 4, 2006 12:34 am Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2006
Route Climbed: South Ridge
I climbed Lake Peak several times in early 2004, sometimes alone, sometimes with others. It's easy when you work at Ski Santa Fe in the slow season (I was a good boy, clocked out first). I had a wonderful day up there with the woman who a year and a half later became my wife.
Climbed again 4.9.06. Some snow in the trees on Raven's Ridge, but easy going. Best half-day thrill around Santa Fe!
Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: August 17, 2005
I decided to climb Lake Peak at 5 am when I woke up. It was a great trip but I'm irritated because I forgot my memory card for my camera at home and couldn't take pictures of the wonderful scenery.
Route Climbed: South Ridge, Raven's Ridge Up, Ski run down Date Climbed: June 19th, 2005
We reached the summit on beautiful clear day in June. Still plenty of snow to deal with in the trees at that time, but nothing above treeline. Great views of Truchas group. And the bristlecones under Deception are way cool!
Route Climbed: Raven's Ridge Date Climbed: June 12, 2005
It was cold and very cloudy, but there was no lightning at all. We climbed up Raven's ridge to the peak, descended the north-west ridge, dropped down into Nambe bowl, glissaded a bit there, and went down to Nambe lake. From there we walked down the canyon a bit and then climbed a steep, snowy chute back up to Raven's ridge to avoid the seemingly endless slog from Nambe creek back to the wilderness boundary on the Windsor trail.
Liba Kopeckova - Jun 19, 2010 9:55 am
Nice hikeI hiked this peak several times in the past... A nice hike with an easy scramble... New Mexico Hiking book describes is as difficult, but I don't think so. I usually get up and down in less than 3 hrs, and take time for photos.
asaking11 - Oct 17, 2009 7:56 pm Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2009
Raven's RidgeHiked up to Lake Peak, beautiful views, and then hiked over to Penitente Peak. I did this whole hike car-to-car in 4.5 hours, and I thought I was doing way awesome until I saw a couple of guys running up the trail.
Epica - Sep 22, 2009 12:01 am Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2008
Last peak for Wiley....I was training for climbing in Ecuador and the day after climbing Santa Fe Baldy, I headed up Lake Peak. It was cool to see where I had been the day before. It was also the last mountain for my sweet dog Wiley.... he died 9 months later.
Bark Eater - Aug 17, 2009 12:54 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 1991
Fine summer dayAwesome day trip from the ski area with our friends Linda and Fernando. Interesting melt formations in the snow remaining up on the ridge top. Beautiful day!
wbass - Aug 3, 2009 10:33 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009
Trio of SangreThis is one of the more understated of the southern Sangre peaks. Most are rounded (like Penitente or Deception) or easy to climb and Lake has some actual scrambling and route finding. No clouds, no wind, wonderful day. We came up from Deception, then onto Penitente and back via Winsor.
pyerger - Jul 30, 2009 3:00 pm
lakewent there to ski it, but did not. Steper than I thought.
strudolyubov - Jan 24, 2009 8:57 pm Date Climbed: Jan 24, 2009
Winter climb via Ravens/SW RidgeSolo winter climb via Ravens/Southwest Ridge. Hard snow and some ice. Returned over the ridge and false summit. One of my local favorites: its been my second winter summit, ~10'th overall. Windy, limited visibility, but not cold.
11/17/2007: Direct solo ascent of West Face of Lake Peak from Nambe Lake. On the way back downclimbed the gully between Lake and Deception Peaks.
10/25/2008: Solo Deception-Lake-Penitente-Santa Fe Baldy loop day hike from Santa Fe Ski Area parking. Nice weather, gorgeous views.
01/31/2009: Solo winter climb of Lake Peak via Ravens Ridge/SW Ridge and traverse to Penitente Peak. Nice bluebird day, incredible views!
11/12/2011: Solo climb of Lake Peak via SW Ridge in winter conditions. Nice weather, great views.
01/15/2012: Solo winter climb via Ravens/SW Ridge route. Clear, windy day. Wind and snow made "catwalk" section interesting. Nice view from the summit and the ridge.
01/29/2012: Solo winter traverse of Lake Peak. Ascended Ravens Ridge to Deception Peak, traversed to the summit of Lake Peak and descended the North Ridge of Lake Peak to Windsor Trail. Nice winter day, great climb.
scooter12ga - Nov 11, 2008 7:32 pm Date Climbed: Nov 9, 2008
Exploration and SummitClimbed via Windsor trail to the wilderness boundry, etc... etc... Scouted campsites for an altitude acclimatization weekend in January before I go to Aconcagua. Excited to go back in the winter. This is my new favorite summit near ABQ.
seano - Sep 5, 2008 2:30 pm Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2008
Raven's ridgeFun climb in snowshoes, almost as much fun as sliding past beginners on the way down the ski hill.
boisedoc - Jun 2, 2008 1:33 am Date Climbed: May 30, 2008
Great weatherFollowed ski trails up to the summit ridge. The last section was suprisingly rugged and a little tricky with snow still in the couloirs. Good views all around
MoapaPk - May 12, 2008 1:49 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 1982
many timesDate a guess. 1st time, my wife and I walked up from ski area. Lots of gentians, robber jays.
hans.schenk - Sep 10, 2007 11:21 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
3 in 1Lake, Penitente, and Tesuque...all via Raven's Ridge. A great hike, great summits (at least Lake and Penitente), but too many people. My favorite part of the hike was Raven's Ridge, and heading over to Penitente Peak which had nobody.
Climbed this a second time 28 October 2016. From the parking lot to summit 1:33.
Dan the Jones - Jul 8, 2007 12:47 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007
LegendsI demolished the hike up Ravens Ridge. So quick and efficent that someone will probably write a book about it. The only problem is that the knife Edge that seperates Penitente and Leak peak is a tourist congestion F* Fest. Not only do you have to wait in line, to go through certain sections, you also have to listen to them say how easy it was to take the ski lift up and walk over.
lizrdboy - Feb 25, 2007 10:58 pm
OverdueGo lost in the snow on my first try. This time, no problems. Great summit.
smason505 - Aug 10, 2006 10:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 1997
Ski Area Direct Routeclimbed lake peak while I was in high school with mr. samuel ruyle. always one of my favorite peaks. love the view from my house in santa fe. love the catwalk and endless scrambling/climbing on the ridge.
jfrishmanIII - Feb 4, 2006 12:34 am Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2006
Route Climbed: South RidgeI climbed Lake Peak several times in early 2004, sometimes alone, sometimes with others. It's easy when you work at Ski Santa Fe in the slow season (I was a good boy, clocked out first). I had a wonderful day up there with the woman who a year and a half later became my wife.
Climbed again 4.9.06. Some snow in the trees on Raven's Ridge, but easy going. Best half-day thrill around Santa Fe!
Garon Coriz - Aug 17, 2005 6:20 pm
Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: August 17, 2005I decided to climb Lake Peak at 5 am when I woke up. It was a great trip but I'm irritated because I forgot my memory card for my camera at home and couldn't take pictures of the wonderful scenery.
bvandenzen - Jul 17, 2005 6:19 pm
Route Climbed: South Ridge, Raven's Ridge Up, Ski run down Date Climbed: June 19th, 2005We reached the summit on beautiful clear day in June. Still plenty of snow to deal with in the trees at that time, but nothing above treeline. Great views of Truchas group. And the bristlecones under Deception are way cool!
Midlife Mountaineer - Jun 25, 2005 9:13 pm
Route Climbed: Raven's Ridge, Lake Peak, returned via Tesuque Peak Date Climbed: July, 2004This turned out to be a short hike because of the time saved by returning via Tesuque. Nice day but breezy at the top
rleary - Jun 12, 2005 11:55 pm
Route Climbed: Raven's Ridge Date Climbed: June 12, 2005It was cold and very cloudy, but there was no lightning at all. We climbed up Raven's ridge to the peak, descended the north-west ridge, dropped down into Nambe bowl, glissaded a bit there, and went down to Nambe lake. From there we walked down the canyon a bit and then climbed a steep, snowy chute back up to Raven's ridge to avoid the seemingly endless slog from Nambe creek back to the wilderness boundary on the Windsor trail.