Cielo Vista South
The Southern Cielo Vista Peaks - Class 2
Date: 6/27/2020
TH: South Side of Cielo Vista Ranch
Summits: Purgatoire, Alamosito, Vermejo
Miles: 10.25
Vertical: 4600ft
Time: 6.5 Hours
Class 2
Partner: Kristi Henes
GPX
For a fee Cielo Vista Ranch will allow you to climb these peaks.
The ranch is quit nice and I am thankful that they allow access however it doesn't feel right to pay.
Our day was gentle and easy going. Hiking from summit to summit up high with great views... very enjoyable. However there are plenty of peaks like this in Colorado that don't require a fee or coordination with a third party for access. So unless these summits are on your list there is no real reason to pay to hike them.
Purgatoire Peak 14ers.com Page
Alamosito 14ers.com Page
Vermejo Peak 14ers.com Page
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10.25m - 4600ft - 6.5Hrs
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Alamosito on the left... Purgatoire on the right
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Kristi hiking up Purgatoire's West Ridge
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Kristi hiking up Purgatoire's West Ridge
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Alex coming off of an unnamed point just west of Purgatoire
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Kristi close to Purgatoire's summit
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Purgatoire Summit Selfie
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Kristi hikes down Purgatoire's North Ridge with Alamosito, Vermejo, Red and Culebra ahead
Alex hiking down Purgatoire's North Ridge
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Looking North to the Blanca Group where we climbed Gash Ridge the day before
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Kristi hikes Alamosito's South Ridge. Purgatoire behind
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Red and Culebra from the Alamosito - Vermejo Saddle
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Heading North to Vermejo from Alamosito
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Purgatoire and Alamosito from Vermejo's False Summit
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Vermejo's Summit
Purgatoire(L) and Alamosito(R)
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Heading towards Alamosito. Instead of re-summitting Alamosito we dropped down to the west and took a saddle to the basin below Alamosito and Purgatoire
Alex Approaching the Saddle
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Heading back to the truck. The basin below Alamosito and Purgatoire
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Pano: Purgatoire and Alamosito

















