Winfield West Peaks
Date: 10/10/2021
Partner: Heather Ryan
Trailhead: Huron Peak / Lake Ann / S. Winfield
Summits: Winfield, Virginia, West Virginia, Sheep Rock, PT13235, PT13253, PT13253 South
Distance:12.2m
Elevation Gain: 5050ft
Duration: 10.5hrs
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A fantastic Sawatch loop. The snow slowed us down a bit but the fresh coat made for amazing views of Huron and the Apostles.
Winfield 14ers.com Page
Virginia 14ers.com Page
West Virginia 14ers.com Page
Sheep Rock 14ers.com Page
PT 13235 14ers.com Page
PT 13253 14ers.com Page
PT 13253 South 14ers.com Page
12.2m - 5050ft - 10.5hrs
We crossed the creek and climbed to the middle of the ridge between Winfield and Virginia
These views would dominate the day
Looking southwest to Virginia and West Virginia Peaks
The Apostles with a fresh coat
We headed north to Winfield for an out and back
With Winfield in the bag we got to work on our counter clockwise loop
The snow on the rocks did not speed our efforts... but the hiking was fun
and the views were great
Huron(L) and the Apostles
On a seven summit day there are a lot of ups and down
Taylor Res shines
From the summit of Virginia we followed fresh mountain goat tracks all the way to PT13253 South
There was a touch of scrambling on the route... but not much
Just after PT13253 South we dropped a gully to this lake
Huron in the late day sun
From the lake we made out way to the Lake Ann trail and back to the TH