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Ascent of Fletcher Peak on 2009-05-25

Climber: Eric Kassan

Date:

Monday, May 25, 2009

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Fletcher Peak

Location:

USA-Nevada

Elevation:

10236 ft / 3119 m

Ascent Trip Report

This was a fun little hike - the north loop trail starts off fairly steep, and doesn't really relent until about 10,000 feet. I branched off the main trail just before an intervening peak, but it turns out there was an unmaintained trail on the other side, if I just stayed on the trail less than a tenth of mile further. Oh well, it worked out fine. From the saddle on the far side of the hill, the unmaintained trail appeared and disappeared but the route was obvious, with no serious challenges. For some unknown reason, the summit register was on the western (lower) summit! I still bagged the eastern summit (of course). The views were much better from the western summit, which was a rocky outcropping, as opposed to the densely forested eastern summit.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

2236 ft / 679 m

Extra Gain:

200 ft / 60 m

Distance:

4.6 mi / 7.4 km

Route:

North Loop trail to nearest saddle to unmaintained

Trailhead:

North Loop trailhead 8400 ft / 2560 m

Quality: