Tweto > Buckskin > Loveland
Date: 9/24/2023
Partners: Solo
Trailhead: Mosquito Gulch
Summits:
* Tweto
* Buckskin
* Loveland
Distance: 6.5m
Elevation Gain: 3250ft
Duration: 4hrs 45min
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Tweto 14ers.com Page
Buckskin 14ers.com Page
Loveland 14ers.com Page
A fun little loop in the Mosquitos with some great views on easy to moderate terrain. You could make a bigger day of it by starting on London and looping clockwise to Kuss, Mosquito, and Treasurevault before connecting to Tweto and around.
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6.5m - 3250ft - 4hrs 45min
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Looking north in Mosquito Gulch towards Tweto from the parking lot
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Westerly views while hiking north in Mosquito Gulch
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Tweto! I would ascend it's southwest ridge on the left
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Looking back east to Buckskin(L) and it's ridge to Loveland(R)
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Buckskin looking mean on ascent of Tweto
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Democrat's west face from Tweto
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Northern views to Mount Arkansas from Tweto's summit
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Tweto summit selfie with Buckskin's north face behind
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Buckskin's north face and the ridge from Tweto
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Northern views off of the Tweto Buckskin ridge
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The ridge between Tweto and Buckskin is fairly straight forward with some optional scrambling depending on what you are in the mood for
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Looks fun!
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Looking back across the ridge. Tweto(L) - Arkansas(R)
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Up to Buckskin
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Looking North to Democrat from Buckskin. Cameron on the right
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Looking back to Tweto(L) and Arkansas(R)
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Buckskin summit selfie
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Climax Mine to the north and the Gore Ranch beyond
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Next stop Buckskin's 'old' summit and then Loveland further down the ridge. From Loveland's summit I would descend the surfy west slopes back into Mosquito Gulch
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Westerly views across Mosquito Gulch
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Mount Democrat's south face
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Looking back to Buckskin from just below Loveland
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Just a little further to Loveland
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Mosquito(L) and Treasurevault to the west across Mosquito Gulch
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Southern views from Loveland
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My (mostly) surfy slope back down into Mosquito Gulch
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Looking back to my descent route. Next objective is to avoid the willows on the way back to the truck
