Mount Sunflower Climber's Log

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CRiedel2

CRiedel2 - Jun 7, 2006 12:34 am Date Climbed: Apr 12, 2006

Whole Family Summit!  Sucess!

Our very first family highpoint! It was a nice day with long views. Highpoint #1.

NanitaD

NanitaD - Mar 31, 2006 1:31 am Date Climbed: May 2, 1997

Route Climbed: The dangerous dirt road  Sucess!

The giant sunflower and creative summit register make it worth the effort to get to the top of this state high point.

koz

koz - Jan 3, 2006 12:06 am

Route Climbed: Ummm...the road Date Climbed: June 3, 2003  Sucess!

Second highpoint of the day, #18 for me. "Mount" Sunflower...gotta love it.

chmoore577

chmoore577 - Oct 21, 2005 2:09 pm

Route Climbed: Drive-up Date Climbed: October 2, 2005  Sucess!

Easy drive all the way to the marker.

woodstrider

woodstrider - Sep 14, 2005 2:46 pm

Route Climbed: Drive up Date Climbed: Sept 6, 2005  Sucess!

Well, I drove all the way to the summit in my midsize compact rental car. The sun was setting and I wished to hang out, but I noticed that two truck were parked at the cattle guard (and I had the distinct impression that they were waiting to make sure that I left), so I stayed only a short while. (Sure enough, as I got into my car they started to drive off.)

On the summit is a picnic table with a covering above and a fence around it. A great place to get away from cattle and sun.

There are few trees in this area that are not growing around the homes or along the creeks, so all is very exposed. You can see several homes around "Mount" Sunflower, including the owners home, and they can see you.

This is a greta place for Bird watching, and there are lots of birds of prey.

Thanks to the owners for allowing strangers to come onto their property.

starship_jen

starship_jen - Aug 4, 2005 11:55 pm

Date Climbed: June 1, 2005  Sucess!

Windy but sunny with clear skies. Nice picnic bench and marker. Extremely flat, but otherwise a nice HP.

grunt

grunt - Jun 17, 2005 1:33 pm

Date Climbed: October 2002  Sucess!

My third state highpoint. The owners have gone to some trouble to make the long drive worth it.

marcminish

marcminish - Jun 10, 2005 5:10 pm

Route Climbed: Parking lot traverse Date Climbed: 02/15/2003  Sucess!

You've got to be kidding me? Somebody went to the trouble of creating a Mt. Sunflower page. [shaking head] Even worse, I've gone to the trouble of signing the summit log.

ChaddBragg - Jun 2, 2005 12:14 am

Route Climbed: Normal Drive up Date Climbed: 5/28/05  Sucess!

yet another highpoint . . . 5 down and 45 more to go

mtsptfam

mtsptfam - May 25, 2005 10:55 am

Route Climbed: The only one I'm aware of to drive up Date Climbed: August 6, 2004  Sucess!

My wife and I drove here after summiting Mt. Humphreys in AZ. Another "high-point" down. Was amazed at how many other people had been there that day. The view was unique and grand in a different way. God is so diverse in His creation.

Ilafan

Ilafan - Apr 3, 2005 5:09 pm

Date Climbed: June 2000  Sucess!

Loved it! The view, the wind, the high plains, and that funky marker make this one very whimsical and fun.

Tbacon251

Tbacon251 - Feb 28, 2005 4:10 pm

Route Climbed: The only one Date Climbed: Feb. 23, 2005  Sucess!

That was the most strenuous climb that I have ever experienced in all of my expeditions. No, really....had a great time. One more high point down!

Steve Gruhn - Jan 30, 2005 5:34 pm

Date Climbed: August 7, 1992  Sucess!

Not much of a walk.

petersbike

petersbike - Oct 29, 2004 6:37 pm

Route Climbed: From the south Date Climbed: October 15 2004  Sucess!

Actually, pretty cool. Best part was trying to get air on the rolling dirt roads in my scooby.

MtnWoman

MtnWoman - Oct 15, 2004 1:00 am

Route Climbed: southeast route Date Climbed: July 15, 2003  Sucess!

First high point by car and family cat.

Gareth

Gareth - Jul 2, 2004 11:54 am

Route Climbed: South Face Dirt Road Date Climbed: June 29, 2004  Sucess!

I was in the immediate area so I stopped to take a few pictures. A highlight was seeing the great state of Colorado from the summit.

Gareth

Gareth - Jun 9, 2004 7:33 pm

Route Climbed: South Face Dirt Road Date Climbed: June 7, 2004  Sucess!

I finally made it to the top of Kansas! Summited in the early evening. The top was very windy, windier than the top of Longs Peak! One thing you can see from Mount Sunflower is the fine state of Colorado (which lies just over a fence-line). Delightful place, it’s wide open and fairly isolated. For all that people make fun of Kansas, I like the western part thereof. The High Planes of western Kansas are honest; they don’t try to be anything that they are not.



The next day I went to the Monument Rocks and did a little free climbing/scrambling on the rather crumbly limestone. The day after I went to Castle Rock and did a little Canyoneering and bouldering. Believe it or not, I actually found an ascendable chimney in Kansas; it was pretty chalky but fun!

CharlesD

CharlesD - Mar 21, 2004 5:45 pm

Route Climbed: Standard south face Date Climbed: July 15, 2003  Sucess!

Wow. I hadn't expected to be impressed by this 'mountain', but it's really impressive. Desolate, windy, and very lonely. Not obviously a mountain, but still very aesthetically pleasing. Just the approach (done by car, mind you) was pleasantly exotic to this transplaning easterner.

Chris

Chris - Mar 21, 2004 2:47 pm

Route Climbed: Direct South Face Couloir Date Climbed: May 2000  Sucess!

Whew... this was a hard one. Thank goodness we brought ice axes, bivy gear, and a detailed route topo. :-)



At least this highpoint is actually close to a major interstate (I-70), and the view is nice, by Kansas standards.

hgrapid

hgrapid - Mar 5, 2004 10:39 am

Route Climbed: main (dirt) roads Date Climbed: 2/22/2002  Sucess!

Unlike Panarama Point, you have no chance of seeing other mountains from the top of Mt. Sunflower. Kansas is flat as a pancake. Still, I liked the dry dirt roads that led me to the isolated summit. The early evening was pretty clear. I was moving to Colorado, so I put my stuff in my hotel room in Goodland, Kansas, and took the car for a 35 mile or so drive to the summit.

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