Fredd C Dobbs - Jun 20, 2007 11:58 am Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2007
From PCT
Great day hike, a little windy.
BCL - Aug 28, 2006 2:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2006
Route Climbed: SE Ridge
Easy tag from the PCT.
ndriley97 - Jun 20, 2006 9:57 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2006
Y couloir
Climbed Y couloir with friend Andrew. There was A LOT of snow up there. Well worth it, though, with views south to Mt. Lyell from the top.
sierramtngoat - Jun 19, 2006 10:16 am Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2006
"Y" Couloir
Climbed the Y Couloir with my Buddy Dave. Man eating suncups and runnels slowed us down but we were successful (snow convered 95% of the route). The upper Y was nicely steep, probably 55 degrees or more.
SawtoothSean - Feb 21, 2006 6:46 am Date Climbed: Sep 6, 1999
Rest Stop
On our way to visit sister-inlaw. We stopped and I pleaded for a quick run to the summit. I had serious time limits from the wife, so I ran as hard as I could. Next time I'll be able to llok around more.
Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: July 2, 2005
Holy Postholing!!! Still a fair amount of snow. On the larger fields sun cups were up to 3 feet deep. On average 1-2 feet. Later in the afternoon the postholing was terrible. I sunk to my groin several times, but mostly knee and thigh depth. For a short 9 mile hike, it took me over 8 hours to complete. It was all well worth it. I think Sonora Pass are is one of my favorite places in CA. Although I'm a little tired of making it a day trip from Sacramento. 7 hours of driving in a day gets to be a bit much. Anyway, Leavitt is a fun and relatively easy peak if you leave enough time to acclimate.
Route Climbed: Via Leavitt Lake Date Climbed: September, 2003
This would make a great training run--going from Leavitt Lake to the summit--about 2000 feet of gain, with some nice sections of rolling ridgeline to stretch it out.
Route Climbed: Ascent from Kennedy Lake Date Climbed: May 25, 2003
Bruce and I climbed the south face reaching the western saddle, then walked up to the summit. The ascent took 6 hours rom nearby Kennedy Lake due to heavy snow on the upper half of the ridge. I was climbing knee deep in many places as the snow was soft. My friend who is heavier than me was sinking even deeper, slowing our progress. We descended via the eastern ridge, step-sliding most of the way the down. Yahoooo!
The weather was perfect at Kenndy Lake, at 70 degrees with partly cloudy skies. However, it was blowing like hell on the summit and we only stayed a few minutes.
We meet a group of skiers near the summit who came up from Blue Canyon and were skiing the bowl on the north side of the ridge.
Leavitt Peak is the highest point in the Emigrant Wilderness and offers great veiws!
Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge via Blue Canyon Date Climbed: 8/29/02
Beautiful late season climb on a clear day. The hike is pretty exposed, but it was a cool day, so there was no problems with heat. Started from the bottom of Blue Canyon, hiked up past Blue Lake and Deadman Lake. Then to the slippier ascent of the Northwest ridge. This route is much more scenic and enjoyable than the Southeast ridge via the PCT. I've added this route to the page.
Route Climbed: South East Ridge Date Climbed: July 29, 2000
On the last morning of a 50 miler, we ascended from our camp at Latopie Lake and went up the scree slopes. We found a use trail half way up and followed it. Not too much exposure and scrammbled a little. The view from the top wasn't great because of a fire in Kennedy Meadows (Not the one right below us, the southern one). Was fun anyway. We then hiked out to Sonora Pass.
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: May 20, 1995
Hiked into Blue Canyon and set up camp below Blue Canyon Lake. With lots of snow and plenty of daylight, I hiked up to Leavitt while the others hung around camp (there's just a bunch of snow there, so I didn't see the fun in just hanging out). I returned via the NW ridge of the Pacific Crest, descending a steep snow chute directly down to Blue Canyon Lake. That was fun! Trip Report
Fredd C Dobbs - Jun 20, 2007 11:58 am Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2007
From PCTGreat day hike, a little windy.
BCL - Aug 28, 2006 2:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2006
Route Climbed: SE RidgeEasy tag from the PCT.
ndriley97 - Jun 20, 2006 9:57 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2006
Y couloirClimbed Y couloir with friend Andrew. There was A LOT of snow up there. Well worth it, though, with views south to Mt. Lyell from the top.
sierramtngoat - Jun 19, 2006 10:16 am Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2006
"Y" CouloirClimbed the Y Couloir with my Buddy Dave. Man eating suncups and runnels slowed us down but we were successful (snow convered 95% of the route). The upper Y was nicely steep, probably 55 degrees or more.
SawtoothSean - Feb 21, 2006 6:46 am Date Climbed: Sep 6, 1999
Rest StopOn our way to visit sister-inlaw. We stopped and I pleaded for a quick run to the summit. I had serious time limits from the wife, so I ran as hard as I could. Next time I'll be able to llok around more.
mtldrinstr - Sep 27, 2005 10:22 pm
Route Climbed: via Leavitt Lake Date Climbed: Nov 2002Very windy day.
hockeyman - Sep 12, 2005 10:07 am
Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: September 10, 2005Great day but very windy! My son's first summit and overnight trip. Blue Canyon is a great way to the peak and nice lakes along the way.
Jonodo - Jul 2, 2005 11:29 pm
Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: July 2, 2005Holy Postholing!!! Still a fair amount of snow. On the larger fields sun cups were up to 3 feet deep. On average 1-2 feet. Later in the afternoon the postholing was terrible. I sunk to my groin several times, but mostly knee and thigh depth. For a short 9 mile hike, it took me over 8 hours to complete. It was all well worth it. I think Sonora Pass are is one of my favorite places in CA. Although I'm a little tired of making it a day trip from Sacramento. 7 hours of driving in a day gets to be a bit much. Anyway, Leavitt is a fun and relatively easy peak if you leave enough time to acclimate.
Eric L - Jun 20, 2005 1:03 am
Route Climbed: " Y " couloir Date Climbed: 11 June 2005Climbed the Y couloir and the north face with mrolph. It was a great day.
mrolph - Jun 12, 2005 3:45 pm
Route Climbed: Y Couloir Date Climbed: June 11, 2005Climbed the Y Couloir on the north face with Eric L.
SgtSarge - Jan 18, 2005 9:15 pm
Route Climbed: via Leavitt Lake Date Climbed: July 2004Nice hike from Leavitt Lake. The route follows a nice ridge with plenty of lakes in view. There are also several other peaks to bag in this area.
Scott Pierce - Nov 3, 2003 3:24 pm
Route Climbed: Via Leavitt Lake Date Climbed: September, 2003This would make a great training run--going from Leavitt Lake to the summit--about 2000 feet of gain, with some nice sections of rolling ridgeline to stretch it out.
Matthew Holliman - Oct 26, 2003 11:24 pm
Route Climbed: SE Ridge; Leavitt Lake Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2003; Oct 8, 2004Not much to say about this one, except that I was pretty tired after Rodgers Peak the day before. Cold and windy on the summit...
Came back almost a year later as a warm-up (paired with nearby Stanislaus) for some higher peaks down by Whitney. Pleasant hike.
Alpinist - Aug 23, 2003 1:49 pm
Route Climbed: Ascent from Kennedy Lake Date Climbed: May 25, 2003Bruce and I climbed the south face reaching the western saddle, then walked up to the summit. The ascent took 6 hours rom nearby Kennedy Lake due to heavy snow on the upper half of the ridge. I was climbing knee deep in many places as the snow was soft. My friend who is heavier than me was sinking even deeper, slowing our progress. We descended via the eastern ridge, step-sliding most of the way the down. Yahoooo!
The weather was perfect at Kenndy Lake, at 70 degrees with partly cloudy skies. However, it was blowing like hell on the summit and we only stayed a few minutes.
We meet a group of skiers near the summit who came up from Blue Canyon and were skiing the bowl on the north side of the ridge.
Leavitt Peak is the highest point in the Emigrant Wilderness and offers great veiws!
dharmadog - Apr 18, 2003 8:41 pm
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: August 1999This is a great walk from Sonora Pass. Many lakes are visable on this trip. This mountain has a flat summit.
thebeave7 - Apr 4, 2003 12:07 am
Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge via Blue Canyon Date Climbed: 8/29/02Beautiful late season climb on a clear day. The hike is pretty exposed, but it was a cool day, so there was no problems with heat. Started from the bottom of Blue Canyon, hiked up past Blue Lake and Deadman Lake. Then to the slippier ascent of the Northwest ridge. This route is much more scenic and enjoyable than the Southeast ridge via the PCT. I've added this route to the page.
Brett A - Nov 15, 2002 11:15 pm
Route Climbed: South East Ridge Date Climbed: July 29, 2000On the last morning of a 50 miler, we ascended from our camp at Latopie Lake and went up the scree slopes. We found a use trail half way up and followed it. Not too much exposure and scrammbled a little. The view from the top wasn't great because of a fire in Kennedy Meadows (Not the one right below us, the southern one). Was fun anyway. We then hiked out to Sonora Pass.
mpyle - Aug 10, 2002 2:47 pm
Route Climbed: SE Ridge Date Climbed: July 1994Nice walk up. Remember some cool, colorful lichen on route. I thought view was decent...Kennedy Lake is a LONG way down.
Joe Hanssen - Jul 29, 2002 6:47 pm
Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: July 27 '02An easy class 1 route. Not too many mountains around this area, so the views were mediocre.
Made some snowboard descents in this area in Spring '01, but thunderstorms prevented a summit attempt.
Bob Burd - Aug 26, 2001 5:44 pm
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: May 20, 1995Hiked into Blue Canyon and set up camp below Blue Canyon Lake. With lots of snow and plenty of daylight, I hiked up to Leavitt while the others hung around camp (there's just a bunch of snow there, so I didn't see the fun in just hanging out). I returned via the NW ridge of the Pacific Crest, descending a steep snow chute directly down to Blue Canyon Lake. That was fun! Trip Report