Cirque Mountain
W Ridge - Class 2+
The day after we hiked Mount Emma we climbed Cirque Mountain from the Yankee Boy Basin Trailhead.
A storm was forecasted to come in at noon so this shorter hike was a good choice for the day.
The views on this hike were most likely the best of any Yankee Boy Basin peak.
We covered 4.5 miles and 2900 vertical in just under 4 hours.
Partner: Kristi Henes
Here is a link for the GPX file from our trip.
GPX
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We covered 4.5 miles and 2900 vertical in just under 4 hours from the Yankee Boy Basin Trailhead
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Cirque Mountain from Governor's Basin Road
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Easy hiking through the meadows below Cirque
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The views were amazing as we climbed higher. Emma left - Gilpin right
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Gilpin from Cirque's west ridge
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Sneffels from Cirque's west ridge
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Cirque and Teakettle from Cirque's west ridge. If you look closely you can see Teakettle's handle.
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Shaley rock just below Cirque's summit. 2+ hiking
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Kristi on the west ridge with Sneffels
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Kristi on Cirque's northern summit (the official summit) The south summit looked higher so we climbed it as well. Teakettle and Potosi looking ominous.
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Kristi climbing Cirque's south summit. Sneffels in the distance.
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Kristi on Cirque's southern summit.
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Cirque's north summit with Sneffels
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Teakettle and Potosi
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Kristi down climbing back to the west ridge
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Can't get enough of the views
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Teakettle... handle in view
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An easy descent on the scree elevator
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Wrapping the day up in Yankee Boy Basin
