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!

Click here to read a detailed trip report of this hike.


A ridgeline south of Huron Peak
A ridgeline south of Huron Peak
 
 Lonny, with slightly angelic lighting
Lonny, with slightly angelic lighting
 
 Iowa Peak towering above the valley
Iowa Peak towering above the valley
 
 The steep grassy hillside 1300 feet high we had to ascend
The steep grassy hillside 1300 feet high we had to ascend
 
 Shari, Lonny, and Brad
Shari, Lonny, and Brad
 
 A Gentian Flower
A Gentian Flower
 
 Shari and Brian on the trail
Shari and Brian on the trail
 
 1,300 feet of grassy misery
1,300 feet of grassy misery
 
 Lisa, ascending the grassy knoll
Lisa, ascending the grassy knoll
 
 Huron in the distance, plus a perspective on the slope of ascent
Huron in the distance, plus a perspective on the slope of ascent
 
 A Lake Fork valley panorama
A Lake Fork valley panorama
 
 Shari, up on the ridge (13,900 feet) that snakes up to the summit
Shari, up on the ridge (13,900 feet) that snakes up to the summit
 
 The summit of Missouri, with people visible on it
The summit of Missouri, with people visible on it
 
 Lonny reaches the summit
Lonny reaches the summit
 
 Brad, Shari, Lonny, Brian, and Lisa on the summit
Brad, Shari, Lonny, Brian, and Lisa on the summit
 
 Summit Panorama
Summit Panorama
 
 Lisa and Brian on the summit
Lisa and Brian on the summit
 
 Lisa, enjoying her high-tech freeze dried ice cream
Lisa, enjoying her high-tech freeze dried ice cream
 
 Mmmm...ice cream!
Mmmm...ice cream!
 
 Looking back on Pt. 13,930 and the descent route (down the the left)
Looking back on Pt. 13,930 and the descent route (down the the left)
 
 Belford Peak, visible across Missouri Gulch, which drops down over 1,500 feet below
Belford Peak, visible across Missouri Gulch, which drops down over 1,500 feet below
 
 Lonny and Brad descending below some broken cliffs
Lonny and Brad descending below some broken cliffs
 
 Our return route through a small scrambling section
Our return route through a small scrambling section
 
 Missouri Gulch
Missouri Gulch
 
 A rain squall moves over Huron
A rain squall moves over Huron
 
 Shari and Lisa descending the talus covered slope
Shari and Lisa descending the talus covered slope
 
 Shari, Brad, and Lonny, resting by a cairn
Shari, Brad, and Lonny, resting by a cairn
 
 Lonny's sauntering descent from Missouri
Lonny's sauntering descent from Missouri
 
 Sunlight illuminates a peak at the end of the valley
Sunlight illuminates a peak at the end of the valley
 
 Brad descends the 4WD road
Brad descends the 4WD road
 
 The first, and shallowest, stream crossing on the return journey
The first, and shallowest, stream crossing on the return journey
 
 The first, and shallowest, stream crossing on the return journey
The first, and shallowest, stream crossing on the return journey
 
 The second stream crossing had some much deeper spots
The second stream crossing had some much deeper spots
 
 The second return stream crossing with the jaunt around the island
The second return stream crossing with the jaunt around the island
 
 The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (1 of 4)
The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (1 of 4)
 
 The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (2 of 4)
The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (2 of 4)
 
 The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (3 of 4)
The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (3 of 4)
 
 The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (4 of 4)
The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (4 of 4)
 
 

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