Dexter Mountain

11.1m - 4360ft

From the TH most of this hike is below treeline on a well established trail. A few miles in it briefly opened up. Dexter on the left - Cascade aka Bridge of Heaven center

The snow on Dexter had me a little concerned as I was wearing my skitchin shoes... ie. Hokas with zero traction that should have been retired months ago

Took a right at this spot on to Difficultly Creek Trail and followed it until I was roughly a half mile from the summit where I started up the ridge

Dexter Mountain's north ridge - the snow and my shoes still a concern

Cimarron views to the east

Not steep but fairly slick

Getting closer - Dexter is the far summit

Making my way up Dexter's north ridge

Another perspective of the Sneffels skyline to the west

It is gorgeous up here... Cimarrons to the east Sneffels skyline to the west

Approaching Dexter's summit

Southern views to Cow Benchmark

Southern views to Wildhorse (R) and Blackwall (L)

Blackwall

Western views to the Sneffels group

Potosi (L) - Teakettle (R)

More Cimarron views - Coxcomb and Redcliff on the left - Wetterhorn and Uncompahgre on the right

Stoked to have made this incredible summit - now to descend the slick snow in my zero traction shoes

Last look at the incredible Sneffels Skyline

The drive back to hwy 550 - Abrams towers above Ouray - Fall colors still firing in late October