Deming Traverse
Date: 8/15/2025
Partner: Solo
Trailhead: Meadow Creek TH
Shuttle: Bike Shuttle from Vail Pass back to Meadow Creek
Total Distance: 29mi
Total Vertical: 5550ft
Hiking Distance: 13.3m
Hiking Vertical: 5350
Summits: Deming Mountain and West Deming
Duration: 7hr 25min
What a great route! A gentle hike up Meadow Creek, a fun little scramble, sweet views and a bike ride.
Wrapped the day up with a beer, tacos and some ice cream. I recommend the "Exhausted Parent" flavor at Bluebird Market.... burbon and expresso in a chocolate base.... yum!
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29mi - 5550ft - 7hrs 25min (Bike Shuttle)
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The views of Deming Mountain really open up once you break treeline on the Meadow Creek Trail
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Deming Mountain's eastern slopes
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Looking east to Eccles and Buffalo while ascending Deming.
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Northerly Views: East Thorn and Silverthorne on the left - Red Peak and the Red Diamond Ridge on the right
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ooooh that Red Diamond Ridge!
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Silverthorne and East Thorn not too shabby either
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Another shot of Silverhorne and East Thorn
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The western face of Buffalo behind Eccles Pass
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West Deming and the traverse from Deming's summit... lets go!
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Descending Deming's west ridge was a tad tedious but nothing too bad. Looking back to Deming from the saddle
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Let the scrambling begin
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Although the pictures don't show it I found the rock to be quite solid for the entire traverse
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The scrambling was on the easy side of class 3 with maybe one class 4 move the entire day. I stuck to the ridge proper start to finish
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Climb to the high point midway across the ridge
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Looking back to Deming from the high point midway across the ridge
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The remaining section of ridge to West Deming from the high point
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Northern views with Silverthorne Hail and Snow
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Making my way to West Deming
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A look back to after down climbing from the high point
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Some features look somewhat difficult, however once you get your hands on them they are good to go. Stick to the top of the ridge
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Looks burlier than it is
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Not too much further... making good progress
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A fun little slabby thingy to climb
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Looking back to the ridge high point...
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and back across the traverse from West Deming. I sure did get lucky with weather!
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That sure was fun!
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The gentle grassy descent towards Vail Pass. The rain encircled me but I didn't get a drop. Must be livin right or something?
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Consider tagging Uneva Peak if you have the time. Wasn't in the cards for me on this day.
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Deming Mountain sure looks different from the west
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Looking back to West Deming's grassy western slopes
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Fantastic view of the whole ball game. L2R: West Deming, ridge high point, Red and East Ridge in the distance and Deming Mountain
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Well look at that... found a trail that took me back to Vail Pass
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This young fella is the only one I saw all day
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Shuttle routes are my favorite. Feels cool to pop out in a different zone than you were at the beginning of the day
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Stoked to hop on the bike and ride back to Meadow Creek
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The Vail bike path is awesome. Once I reached Frisco I did have to bike across town and back to Meadow Creek
