攀登Saint Mary’s Lake東岸Fox Mountain (2019.07.15)

Looking down at Fox Mountain & St. Mary's Lake from St. Mary's Glacier  


Fox Mountain是位在Saint Mary’s Lake東岸的一座山頭，海拔10,921 呎 / 3,329 公尺，但大多數的遊客到Saint Mary’s Lake時都忽略了這座山頭，因它比起Saint Mary’s Lake和Saint Mary’s Glacier是少了許多吸引力，連我前往此區域多次都沒登頂過，今天特地前往攀登。

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攀登山頭：Fox Mountain, 海拔10,921 呎 / 3,329 公尺

登山口：Saint Mary's lake trailhead，海拔10,300呎/3, 139公尺

登山里程：來回約2.0哩/3.2公里

總爬升高度：約700呎/213公尺

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行車資訊：

從丹佛出發沿I-70州際公路西行，過Idaho Springs(Exit 240) 不久於Exit 238下高速公路後沿Fall River Road (County Road 275) 北行，中途經過Alice小鎮後抵登山口停車場，I-70下交流道至停車場約9哩；該停車場一大一小皆在公路左側，每車停車費5元美金，夏天假日有時車位一位難求，大部分的遊客是為著Saint Mary's Glacier和Saint Mary's Lake而來。

步程簡述：

09:50 停車場出發。

09:53 抵Saint Mary's lake trailhead，海拔10,300呎/3, 139公尺，沿寬大的亂石路朝北上行。

Saint Mary's lake trailhead

Saint Mary's lake road

Looking south at Mount Evans from Saint Mary's lake road

Fox Mountain from the road

10:10 抵達Saint Mary's lake，海拔10,696呎/ 3,260公尺，距停車場0.7哩；









Saint Mary's Lake


在此小休後經過Saint Mary's lake出水口往Saint Mary's Glacier方向北行。

10:30 登上Fox Mountain西北稜低鞍，海拔約10,750呎/3,277公尺，距停車場約0.8哩，由此轉向入杉林沿Fox Mountain西北稜朝東南爬升。

Hiking up to Fox Mountain

10:45 登上Fox Mountain山頂，山頂是兩個突出的岩石山頭，海拔10,921 呎 / 3,329 公尺；

Fox Mountain summit

Looking south at Mountains from Fox Mountain summit


在此山頭視野極佳，西北邊幾乎可看到Saint Mary’s Glacier的全貌更可俯瞰周遭的湖泊，南邊則可遠眺Mount Evans、Grays Peak和Torreys Peak等高山。




Looking down at Saint Mary's Glacier from Fox Mountain summit


Looking down at St. Mary's Lake from Fox Mountain summit

Looking down at Silver Lake & Lake Quivira from Fox Mountain summit

Looking south at Grays & Torreys Peaks from Fox Mountain summit

Looking south at Mount Evans & Bierstadt from Fox Mountain summit


Looking south at Mountains from Fox Mountain summit


Taking from Fox Mountain summit

在山頂休息觀景半個小時後下山，下山後順道遊遊Saint Mary’s Glacier及Saint Mary's lake後才下山返家。

Area around Saint Mary's Lake


Looking down at Fox Mountain & St. Mary's Lake from St. Mary's Glacier





Looking down at St. Mary's Lake from St. Mary's Glacier







Saint Mary's Glacier

Wildflowers along the glacier