2021/08/19

Father Dyer East Ridge via Crystal Lake Loop (2021.08.17)

Taken from the summit of Father Dyer Peak (4)

Taken from the summit of Father Dyer Peak 

今天和一位台灣來的小女孩(該稱小姐比較有禮貌) Chloe一起去攀登Tenmile Range一座13er~Father Dyer Peak,我們走最驚險的路線~East Ridge,然後硬切400公尺的岩石陡下坡抵Upper Crystal LakeLower Crystal Lake回登山口,走了一趟小O形環走,也見識到台灣小女孩的體力和膽識!

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攀登山岳及湖泊:

Father Dyer Peak,海拔13,615 / 4,150 公尺

Lower Crystal Lake,海拔12,000 /3,658公尺

Upper Crystal Lake,海拔12,867 / 3,922公尺

登山口Spruce Creek Trailhead,海拔10,400/3,170公尺

登山里程:往返合計8.7/14公里

總爬升高度3,451/1,052公尺

登山時間9小時

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行車資訊:

由丹佛沿I-70州際公路西行,過了Dillon不久由Exit 203出口下交流道,經過Frisco後沿US-9號公路南下,路過 Breckenridge後於最後一個交通號誌(US-9Boreas Pass Road交叉口)算起,約2.4哩經過公路左側已乾涸的小湖 Goose Pasture Tarn後右轉Spruce Creek Road (CR 800),再沿Spruce Creek Road 行約1.2哩抵Spruce Creek Trailhead停車場,座標N39.43697° W106.05070°,海拔10,400/3,170公尺,Chloe已在停車處等候,稍作整裝後起登。

步程簡述:

06:45 登山口出發,沿著凹凸不平的Crystal Creek Road朝西上山。

06:51 Spruce Creek RoadCrystal Creek Road 岔路,座標N39.43585° W106.05396°,海拔10,423/3,177公尺,距登山口0.2/0.32公里;取右岔Crystal Creek Road續行。

Crystal Creek Road行不遠路況轉為極差的陡上坡,如非性能極佳的越野車或吉普車很難克服此地形。

07:35 抵一岔路,座標N39.43758° W106.07161°,海拔11,218/3,419公尺,距登山口1.2/1.93公里;

Francie's Hut High Parking Lot intersection

Francie's Hut High Parking Lot intersection

 

左岔有鐵柵門的岔路是由Spruce Creek RoadFrancie's Hut High Parking Lot上來的岔路,續取右岔直上。

07:37 右岔路往Francie's Cabin 不取,座標N39.43727° W106.07228°,海拔11,257/3,431公尺,距登山口1.3/2.09公里;

Francie's Cabin intersection

Francie's Cabin intersection

 

此處已出森林線,即將進入Crystal Creek谷地,取左直行。

07:45 左右各有一小岔路,座標N39.43765° W106.07444°,海拔11,388/3,471公尺,距登山口1.4/2.25公里;

Wheeler Trail split

Wheeler Trail split

long tailed weasel (4)

long tailed weasel 

 

左岔路也是由Spruce Creek RoadFrancie's Hut High Parking Lot上來的岔路,右岔是Wheeler Trail,西邊山谷遠處可見Crystal PeakFather Dyer Peak尖聳的山頭,取中吉普車道直行上山。

Crystal Creek Road

Crystal Creek Road

 

步道行經一段緩平的草原後進入大片的Willows谷地,運氣好的話應可遇見moose,但今天沒遇見。

Father Dyer Peak above the Crystal Creek Road

Father Dyer Peak above the Crystal Creek Road

 

07:55 吉普車道積水路段,座標N39.43794° W106.07832°,海拔11,477/3,498公尺,距登山口1.7/2.74公里;取右切入Willows叢中小徑,隨即遇到Crystal Creek,小溪上橫置幾根原木方便登山客渡溪;

A shift log bridge crossing Crystal Creek

A shift log bridge crossing Crystal Creek

 

渡過小溪後隨即又接上Crystal Creek Road繼續上行。

過了Crystal CreekCrystal Creek Road又轉為陡上坡,這段路路況也極差,開車也不太好走。

08:21 抵達Lower Crystal Lake出水口附近岔路,座標N39.43604° W106.08870°,海拔11,950/3,642公尺,距登山口2.3/3.7公里;

Father Dyer Peak above Lower Crystal Creek (1)

Father Dyer Peak above Lower Crystal Creek 

 

左岔是Father Dyer Peak東稜(East Ridge)稜線路,右岔通往Upper Crystal Lake,我們取左岔沿Lower Crystal Lake東岸上行,沿途俯瞰Lower Crystal Lake全貌。

Father Dyer Peak above Lower Crystal Creek (2)

Father Dyer Peak above Lower Crystal Creek 

 

08:35 抵一大片岩瀑下端,座標N39.43323° W106.09011°,海拔12,135/3,699公尺,距登山口2.6/4.18公里;

Father Dyer Peak Trail fork

Father Dyer Peak Trail fork

 

左側有車道上行勿取,應取右岔岩瀑下端不明顯小徑往東稜左側山谷方向西南行,我們一開始誤取左岔車道上行,發現錯誤後再修正回正確路徑。

09:03 抵達Father Dyer Peak東稜南側山谷,座標N39.43151° W106.09191°,海拔12,246/3,733公尺;在此開始轉向西北朝右上方高處往上陡峭爬升,由此山腳到登上東稜稜線的近500公尺、爬升378/115公尺的爬坡路段是一段陡峭、幾乎找不到明顯路跡的苔原寬稜,如無航跡輔佐掌握儘量朝右上方安全的地形爬升即可。

Looking back down to the trail we are cames

Looking back down to the trail we are came

 

09:37 登上Father Dyer Peak東稜稜線,座標N39.43255° W106.09461°,海拔12,630/3,850公尺;

East ridge of Father Dyer Peak (1)

East ridge of Father Dyer Peak

On the east ridge of Father Dyer Peak

On the east ridge of Father Dyer Peak

long tailed weasel (2)

long tailed weasel 

East ridge of Father Dyer Peak (2)

East ridge of Father Dyer Peak 

 

在此稜線上右側俯瞰Lower Crystal Lake,右邊山頭即是海拔13,640/4,157公尺的Peak 10,正前西方尖聳的山頭是Father Dyer Peak東北稜上的Point 13,585 ft.,而此尖聳山頭左後方的小突出山頭即是Father Dyer Peak,先沿東稜行一小段路後抵達陡峭稜線下方,座標N39.43234° W106.09526°,海拔12,647/3,855公尺。

09:41 由陡峭稜線下方沿此稜線陡峭上攀,陡峭稜線初段雖然陡峭但還算寬敞,類似在寬稜的岩堆中爬升。

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak (1)

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak 

 

10:30 危險瘦稜,座標N39.43249° W106.09845°,海拔13,037/3,974公尺,小心由瘦稜上危岩攀越。

East ridge of Father Dyer Peak (3)

East ridge of Father Dyer Peak 

 

10:37 一段危險瘦稜,座標N39.43250° W106.09878°,海拔13,084/3,988公尺;

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak (2)

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak (3)

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak 

 

在瘦稜岩石間攀越,要是遇上強風是極度危險的。

10:40 正前方猙獰巨岩難穿越,取右岩壁小心下切腰繞而過,座標N39.43243° W106.09914°,海拔13,123/4,000公尺。

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak (4)

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak (5)

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak (6)

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak 

 

 

10: 45 腰繞穿越過猙獰巨岩後回到稜線繼續上攀。

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak (7)

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak 

 

10:50 大抵攀越過危險稜線路段,仰望前方山頭雖然仍陡峭,但似乎已無危險瘦稜,此處座標N39.43245° W106.09956°,海拔13,172/4,015公尺,此時越過左邊稜線已可遙見海拔14,265/4,348公尺Quandary Peak,透過鏡頭拉近一看山頭上盡是幢幢人影;

Looking southwest at Quandary Peak from Father Dyer's east ridge near 13,324 ft.

Looking southwest at Quandary Peak from Father Dyer's east ridge near 13,324 ft.

 

山徑繼續朝西往山頂爬升。

East ridge of Father Dyer Peak (4)

East ridge of Father Dyer Peak (5)

East ridge of Father Dyer Peak 

Looking north at Peak 10 from east ridge of Father Dyer Peak

Looking north at Peak 10 from east ridge of Father Dyer Peak

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak (8)

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak (9)

Climbing up east ridge of Father Dyer Peak

 

11:46 登上Father Dyer Peak 東北稜線上的Point 13,585 ft.高地,座標N39.43234° W106.10300°,海拔13,585/4,141公尺,Father Dyer Peak主峰在西南方一百多公尺處。

Taken from Point 13,585 ft. of Father Dyer's ridge   (2)

Taken from Point 13,585 ft. of Father Dyer's ridge   (1)

Taken from Point 13,585 ft. of Father Dyer's ridge   

A view of the easy ridge from Crystal Peak to Father Dyer Peak (2)

A view of the easy ridge from Crystal Peak to Father Dyer Peak 

 

Point 13,585 ft.高地賞景拍照後沿著稜線朝Father Dyer Peak主峰西南行,主峰和Point 13,585 ft.高地落差僅不到10公尺,是一條平緩的稜線。

The true summit of Father Dyer Peak from Point 13,585 ft.

The true summit of Father Dyer Peak from Point 13,585 ft.

 

12:00 登頂Father Dyer Peak,座標N39.43108° W106.10484°,海拔13,615 / 4,150 公尺,山頂岩石上嵌有一面為了紀念REV. John L. Dyer以及“Father Dyer United Methodist Church”百週年的紀念碑;

Father Dyer monument on the summit of Father Dyer Peak

Father Dyer monument on the summit of Father Dyer Peak

 

“Father” Dyer是科羅拉多州的 16位創始人之一,“Father Dyer United Methodist Church”Father Dyer Peak即是以他的名字命名。

Taken from the summit of Father Dyer Peak (2)

Taken from the summit of Father Dyer Peak (5)

Taken from the summit of Father Dyer Peak (3)

Taken from the summit of Father Dyer Peak (1)

Taken from the summit of Father Dyer Peak 

 

Father Dyer Peak 山頂有無敵的展望,東望Bald Mountain,南望Mount SilverheelsQuandary Peak,西南望Atlantic PeakPacific Peak,北眺Peak 10等高山;向下俯瞰則有Upper Crystal LakeMohawk Lake上方三座無名高山湖。

Looking east at Mountains from Father Dyer's summit

Looking east at Mountains from Father Dyer's summit

Looking north at Peak 10 from Father Dyer's summit

Looking north at Peak 10 from Father Dyer's summit

Looking southeast at Mountains from Father Dyer's summit

Looking southeast at Mountains from Father Dyer's summit

Looking southwest at Mountains from Father Dyer's summit

Looking southwest at Mountains from Father Dyer's summit

A view of the easy ridge from Crystal Peak to Father Dyer Peak (1)

A view of the easy ridge from Crystal Peak to Father Dyer Peak 

 

12:45 在山頂休息用餐後下山,本想連稜順走Crystal Peak,但恐時間太晚怕遇上雷雨而作罷;若循原路下山則因東稜太陡峭危險性較高,當下決定由Father Dyer Peak北面岩石坡直接下切到Upper Crystal Lake,再沿Crystal Lake Trail走一Loop下山。

沿Father Dyer PeakCrystal Peak間稜線朝西下行,行約30公尺取右下切有點陡峭的岩石坡,抓準Father Dyer Peak西岸步道盡頭為目標,岩石坡雖陡峭無路跡,但還不太難走。

Detour to lake from the ridge (1)

Detour to lake from the ridge (2)

Detour to lake from the ridge (3)

Detour to lake from the ridge 

Upper Crystal Lake (2)

Upper Crystal Lake 

Upper Crystal Lake (3)

Upper Crystal Lake 

 

13:39 下抵Upper Crystal Lake西南角上方接到步道,座標N39.43409° W106.10770°,海拔12,988/3,959公尺,此處為一舊礦坑遺址,遺留有鐵軌及一些舊機具。

Old mine ruins

Old mine ruins

Upper Crystal Lake (4)

Upper Crystal Lake (5)

Upper Crystal Lake 

 

沿著Crystal Peak上方環湖步道東北行下山。

Upper Crystal Lake (1)

Upper Crystal Lake 

Mountain Goat (2)

Mountain Goat (1)

Mountain Goat 

 

13:59 左側一岔路,座標N39.43912° W106.10055°,海拔12,867 / 3,922 公尺,該岔路通往Crystal Peak,取右直行下山。

Lower Crystal Lake (3)

Lower Crystal Lake 

 

Crystal Lake Trail在苔原斜坡中蜿蜒下山;

Lower Crystal Lake (4)

Lower Crystal Lake 

 

下到接近Lower Crystal Lake時進入谷地則是一片willows矮樹叢,由Lower Crystal Lake北岸的willows矮樹叢邊東行。

Lower Crystal Lake (5)

Lower Crystal Lake 

 

14:42 經過Lower Crystal Lake出水口,座標N39.43624° W106.08908°,海拔12,027 / 3,910 公尺。

Lower Crystal Lake outlet

Lower Crystal Lake outlet

 

14:43 回到East RidgeUpper Crystal Lake 岔路口,取左循早上上山路下山。

15:01 穿過Crystal Creek續行下山。

15:12 回到Francie's Hut High Parking岔路,取左直行下山。

15:44 返抵停車處,抵停車處前淋了半小時的雨成了落湯雞,在車上稍作整裝後開車返家。

 

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