2009/09/10

攀登Mount Spalding和Gray Wolf Mountain(2007.06.28)

Summit lake 3

Summit lake & Mount Spalding

Mount Spalding和Gray Wolf Mountain兩山是位在Mount Evans北邊的兩座13ers(海拔13,000~~13,999呎的高山)，我於兩年前去攀爬。登兩山的路徑有多條，我採取的是大眾化的Summit Lake路線，該路線從Summit Lake起登，全長約5.25哩(8.4公里)，爬升高度約在1,800~2,000呎(550~600公尺)之間，攀登等級為Class 2。

山岳簡介：

Mount Spalding

海拔 13,842 呎 ( 4,219公尺 )，位在14ers--Mount Evans的西北邊；此山的西南邊連接有名的 Sawtooth Ridge，此Sawtooth Ridge即是連接Mount Evans和Mount Bierstadt兩座14ers的山脊。此山若從Summit Lake攀登大概一個小時左右即可登頂，山頂上除了俯瞰Summit Lake之外，幾座14ers近如Mount Evans、Mount Bierstadt，遠如Grays Peak 和Torreys Peak皆盡收眼裡。

Gray Wolf Mountain

海拔13,602呎( 4,146 公尺 )，此山位在Mount Spalding的北邊，兩山之間隔著一下切約800呎的平坦寬廣的苔原鞍部，山頂渾圓寬平，展望極佳。

登山客將車輛停放在Summit Lake的停車場，沿著Summit Lake的東岸往北走，首先到達Summit Lake北岸的Chicago Lakes Overlook，在此可以俯瞰山谷裡的Chicago Lake，登山口就在岸邊山腳下。

Looking into the Chicago Lakes basin from the Chicago lakes

Looking into the Chicago Lakes basin from the Chicago lakes overlook

Hiking route

登山路徑圖

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當天一早為了趕到Summit Lake看日出大約3點鐘出發，在I-70州際公路Exit 240由Idaho Springs下交流道改走Mount Evans Scenic Byway 的103公路，5點不到便抵達Summit Lake。山頂氣溫好低，大約華氏35度左右，但高山的早晨實在很美。

It's almost dawn 1

從Summit lake 向東俯眺丹佛市區

It's almost dawn 2

山嵐晨曦

Sunrise on Mount Evans 1

晨曦下的 Mount Evans

Sunrise on Mount Evans 6

晨曦下的 Mount Evans

看完日出我於7點28分由登山口出發。

The saddle between Spalding (left) and Warren (right) with t

Summit Lake湖面仍有浮冰尚未融化湖邊有不少Mountain Goat不畏寒冷的在覓食。

Sunrise on Mount Evans 3

Summit lake & Mount Evans

Mt. Spaulding from the Summit Lake area 1

Summit lake & Mount Spalding

Summit lake 5

Summit lake & Mount Evans

Mountain goats 5

Mountain goats 4

Mountain goats 2

Mountain Goats

步道在經過Summit Lake的北岸後開始在Mount Spalding的南側坡往上“之”字形攀升，不久到達Mount Spalding東稜的稜線，然後循著稜線朝山頂爬升，我在08:20抵達山頂(海拔13,842 呎 / 4,219公尺 )，共用去52分鐘，爬升1,000呎( 305公尺 )。

Looking up at Spalding's summit from high on Spalding's ea_2

從 Mount Spalding東稜仰望山頂

Mount Bierdstadt as seen from Spalding's summit

Mount Spalding山頂西南眺Mount Bierdstadt (14,060 ft / 4,285 m)

Mt. Spaulding's summit register

 Mt. Spaulding's summit register

Mount Evans as seen from Spalding's summit

Mount Spalding山頂東南眺Mount Evans (14,264 ft / 4,348 m)

Summit lake from Mount Spalding

Mount Spalding山頂俯瞰Summit Lake

Mount of the Holy Cross. as seen from Spalding's summit vi_1

Mount Spalding山頂北眺Mount of the Holy Cross (14,005 ft / 4,269 m,最遠方中間十字架雪痕山頭)

Gray Wolf Mt. as seen from Spalding's summit view to north 1

Mount Spalding 山頂北望 Gray Wolf Mountain

I'm on the summit of Spalding 4

 

I'm on the summit of Spalding 

I'm on the summit of Spalding 3

Mount Spalding 山頂 

Grays & Torreys as seen from Spalding's summit view to west

Grays & Torreys as seen from Spalding's summit view to wes_2

Spalding 山頂西眺 Grays Peak(左, 14,278 ft / 4,352 m) & Torreys Peak(右, 14,267 ft / 4,349 m) 

Mt. Bierstadt and Mt. Evans as seen from Spalding's summit 1

Mt. Bierstadt and Mt. Evans as seen from Spalding's summit

我在山頂停留二十幾分鐘後沿原路下山，在Mount Spalding東稜的稜線找路跡從北側坡朝Mount Spalding和Gray Wolf Mountain兩山間的鞍部下切，於09:08分下達鞍部，與其說是鞍部不如說是一大片高原，此地海拔約13,000呎( 3,962公尺 )。

The unnamed summit between Gray Wolf Mt. and Mount Spaldin_2

The cliff of Gray Wolf Mt. 1

I'm on the saddle between Mount Spalding & Gray Wolf Mt. 3

 Mount Spalding & Gray Wolf Mt. 間鞍部

I'm on the saddle between Mount Spalding & Gray Wolf Mt. 1Mount Spalding & Gray Wolf Mt. 間鞍部

Mount Spalding as seen from the saddle between Spalding & Gr

鞍部南望 Mount Spalding

Gray Wolf Mt. as seen from the saddle 1

鞍部北望 Gray Wolf Mountain

稍事休息後朝Gray Wolf Mountain的山頂爬升，這是一段緩升坡，走來輕鬆。途中經過幾次大雪原於09:54分登上山頂(海拔13,602呎 / 4,146 公尺 )，此時艷陽高照、展望特佳。

Looking up at Gray Wolf's summit from It's south slope

The south slope of Gray Wolf

Mount Evans(L)¡BMount Bierdstadt(R) & Mount Spalding(F) from

Mount Evans(L)、Mount Bierdstadt(R) & Mount Spalding(F) from Gray Wolf Mt.

I'm on the summit of Gray Wolf Mt. 2
I'm on the summit of Gray Wolf Mt. 1

 Gray Wolf Mt. 山頂

View to north from Gray Wolf's summit,Echo lake is visibile

Gray Wolf Mt. 山頂北眺

Mountain views from the summit of Gray Wolf Mt.

Mountain views from the summit of Gray Wolf Mt.

Mt. Bierstadt and Mt. Evans as seen from Gray Wolf Mountain'

Mt. Bierstadt and Mt. Evans as seen from Gray Wolf Mountain's summit

chicago lakes trail as seen from the summit of gray wolf mt.

Chicago lakes trail as seen from the summit of gray wolf mt.

 

 

我在山頂停留近半個小時下山，下山路線仍朝鞍部下切，到達鞍部後朝Mount Spalding東稜的稜線上攀，抵達稜線後循上山路線下山，我於11:53回到登山口花費4小時25分，輕鬆愉快的行程！

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