Ascent of Bigelow Mountain on 2014-09-28| Others in Party: | Brian Platt
| | Date: | Sunday, September 28, 2014 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Carpool | | Peak: | Bigelow Mountain | | Location: | USA-Maine | | Elevation: | 4145 ft / 1263 m |
Ascent Trip ReportBrian & I plan a goal to do all 10 4,000 foot peaks in the Rangley Maine are.Today we did the Bigelow's .West Peak & Avery.Today's weather was nice but hot...We started up the Firewarden trail ...Pretty gentle at 1st but it turns steep about halfway up.At AT junction we met a thru hiker chatted a bit & continued to West Peak
Got to West peak & the views were incredible .Could see all the lakes in the area ....Took in the views for awhile then headed to Avery.Got to the summit & went over to the foundation to have lunch.When we looked into the foundation we saw the survey markers & there was lots of flying ants so we ate lunch by the plaque .
we started down & the 1st time since I've been hiking I ran out of water when we hit the AT Firewarden junct. ...Temps were in the 80's so it was a hot & thirsty hike down.Brian had the idea of dipping out bandana's in the water & putting on our heads to keep us cool..This really helped & we made it to the bottom.
A nice 1st hike in Maine .Can't wait to do the others |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 2833 ft / 863 m | | Route: | Fire Warden Tr & AT | | Trailhead: | Strantton Brook Pond Rd 1312 ft / 399 m | | Quality: | 9 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail | | Gear Used: | Ski Poles | | Weather: | Hot, Calm, Clear | Ascent Part of Trip: Bigelows
Complete Trip Sequence:
| Order | Peak/Point | Date | Gain | | 1 | Bigelow Mountain | 2014-09-28 | 2833 ft / 863 m | | 2 | Avery Peak | 2014-09-28 | 2776 ft / 846 m |
Total Trip Gain: 5609 ft / 1709 m Total Trip Loss: 5609 ft / 1709 m | GPS Data for Ascent/Trip
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