Climbing Missouri Mountain (14,067 ft)

We had decided to climb Missouri Mountain, which is near Oxford and Belford, which we'd climbed two years prior. We picked an alternate route up to the summit, which we thought would be more pleasant...unfortunately, it turned out to be a very steep slog, with an exciting 4WD lead in and out as well!

Thankfully, we summited, so we don't have to do that one again!

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A ridgeline south of Huron Peak

 

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8-12-2007 8:57 am

 

Lonny, with slightly angelic lighting

 

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8-12-2007 9:06 am

Photo by Lisa Davis

 

Iowa Peak towering above the valley

 

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8-12-2007 9:06 am

 

The steep grassy hillside 1300 feet high we had to ascend

The trail stopped around 12,000 feet, and we had to pick our way up the grassy slopes of the ridgeline - far harder than it looks.

 

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8-12-2007 9:16 am

 

Shari, Lonny, and Brad

 

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8-12-2007 9:20 am

 

A Gentian Flower

 

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8-12-2007 9:33 am

Photo by Lisa Davis

 

Shari and Brian on the trail

The trail disappeared shortly after this shot, and we were forced to find our own way up the tundra.

 

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8-12-2007 9:42 am

Photo by Lonny Jacobson

 

1,300 feet of grassy misery

 

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8-12-2007 9:52 am

 

Lisa, ascending the grassy knoll

 

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8-12-2007 10:01 am

 

Huron in the distance, plus a perspective on the slope of ascent

 

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8-12-2007 10:21 am

 

A Lake Fork valley panorama

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8-12-2007 10:46 am

 

Shari, up on the ridge (13,900 feet) that snakes up to the summit

 

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8-12-2007 11:37 am

 

The summit of Missouri, with people visible on it

 

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8-12-2007 11:47 am

Photo by Lonny Jacobson

 

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Lonny reaches the summit

 

8-12-2007 11:52 am

 

Brad, Shari, Lonny, Brian, and Lisa on the summit

 

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8-12-2007 11:58 am

 

Summit Panorama

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8-12-2007 11:58 am

 

Lisa and Brian on the summit

 

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8-12-2007 11:59 am

 

Lisa, enjoying her high-tech freeze dried ice cream

 

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8-12-2007 12:11 pm

Photo by Lisa Davis

 

Mmmm...ice cream!

 

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8-12-2007 12:15 pm

Photo by Lisa Davis

 

Looking back on Pt. 13,930 and the descent route (down the the left)

 

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8-12-2007 12:16 pm

 

Belford Peak, visible across Missouri Gulch, which drops down over 1,500 feet below

Two years prior, we climbed Belford and Oxford (behind Belford, not visible) via Missouri Gulch.

 

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8-12-2007 12:16 pm

 

Lonny and Brad descending below some broken cliffs

 

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8-12-2007 12:21 pm

 

Our return route through a small scrambling section

 

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8-12-2007 12:23 pm

 

Missouri Gulch

 

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8-12-2007 12:37 pm

 

A rain squall moves over Huron

 

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8-12-2007 12:47 pm

 

Shari and Lisa descending the talus covered slope

 

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8-12-2007 12:52 pm

 

Shari, Brad, and Lonny, resting by a cairn

 

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8-12-2007 1:34 pm

 

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Lonny's sauntering descent from Missouri

 

8-12-2007 1:34 pm

 

Sunlight illuminates a peak at the end of the valley

 

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8-12-2007 2:46 pm

 

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Brad descends the 4WD road

One of the sections of the 4WD road to back from the trailhead

 

8-12-2007 3:18 pm

 

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The first, and shallowest, stream crossing on the return journey

This was the shallower stream crossing of the two...

 

8-12-2007 3:38 pm

 

The first, and shallowest, stream crossing on the return journey

Brad"s Land Cruiser taking it in stride

 

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8-12-2007 3:38 pm

Photo by Lonny Jacobson

 

The second stream crossing had some much deeper spots

Thanks to the suggestions from folks on 14ers.com, we knew how to cross the stream and avoid the deep spots like this one.

 

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8-12-2007 3:38 pm

Photo by Lonny Jacobson

 

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The second return stream crossing with the jaunt around the island

 

8-12-2007 3:38 pm

 

The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (1 of 4)

 

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8-12-2007 3:38 pm

Photo by Lonny Jacobson

 

The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (2 of 4)

 

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8-12-2007 3:38 pm

Photo by Lonny Jacobson

 

The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (3 of 4)

 

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8-12-2007 3:38 pm

Photo by Lonny Jacobson

 

The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (4 of 4)

 

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8-12-2007 3:38 pm

Photo by Lonny Jacobson

 

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