Jeremy Hakes - Jul 25, 2008 10:07 am - Voted 10/10
Distance, gain.
From my hike armed with GPS, I'd mention that this hike is about 4 miles long round trip with 1100' of gain when you follow the trail up and down. FYI.
Sarah Simon - Jul 25, 2008 11:21 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Distance, gain.
Jeremy,
Thanks for the note.
Since there are typically many ways up a mountain, I've come to avoid any reference to trail mileage/gain on the actual mountain page.
Take a look at the route page I posted for this peak, though.
Approximate Roundtrip Mileage: 2.25 miles
Approximate Elevation Gain: 1,000 feet
Is is possible you took another route than we did? If so, maybe your route could be posted as "Monument Creek Route -- Variation".
???
Sarah
Jeremy Hakes - Jul 25, 2008 11:29 am - Voted 10/10
Re: Distance, gain.
Sarah - I believe I went further up the creek to the saddle farther north. I added a photo/topo map to the page. A bit longer, but a little more gentle ascent following the drainage. Pretty, though! :)
Jeremy Hakes - Jul 25, 2008 10:07 am - Voted 10/10
Distance, gain.From my hike armed with GPS, I'd mention that this hike is about 4 miles long round trip with 1100' of gain when you follow the trail up and down. FYI.
Sarah Simon - Jul 25, 2008 11:21 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Distance, gain.Jeremy,
Thanks for the note.
Since there are typically many ways up a mountain, I've come to avoid any reference to trail mileage/gain on the actual mountain page.
Take a look at the route page I posted for this peak, though.
http://www.summitpost.org/route/411635/monument-creek-route.html
The way I went, both GPS and map indicate
Approximate Roundtrip Mileage: 2.25 miles
Approximate Elevation Gain: 1,000 feet
Is is possible you took another route than we did? If so, maybe your route could be posted as "Monument Creek Route -- Variation".
???
Sarah
Jeremy Hakes - Jul 25, 2008 11:29 am - Voted 10/10
Re: Distance, gain.Sarah - I believe I went further up the creek to the saddle farther north. I added a photo/topo map to the page. A bit longer, but a little more gentle ascent following the drainage. Pretty, though! :)