Suggestions on a 13er

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Suggestions on a 13er

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Looking for a 13er to do this weekend, going with someone whos never done a 13er/14er, and also a dog.

Ideally within a couple hours of denver, won't require snowshoes, and also with a pond or creek along the way.


Would love to hear your suggestions
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Re: Suggestions on a 13er

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Sniktau is a good starter 13er. Trailhead is near the top of Loveland Pass. Can't tell you what the current conditions are though.

Edit: You might also look at Fletcher Mountain from Blue Lakes Dam, near Breckenridge.
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Re: Suggestions on a 13er

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Silverheels looked pretty dry on my drive back 6/22.
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Re: Suggestions on a 13er

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Trotter wrote:Looking for a 13er to do this weekend, going with someone whos never done a 13er/14er, and also a dog.

Ideally within a couple hours of denver, won't require snowshoes, and also with a pond or creek along the way.


Would love to hear your suggestions
Whale Pk from Jefferson Lake comes to mind for me. There's isn't much of a trail for this one, but most of it is above treeline, so routefinding and orientation are pretty easy.

Here is a pretty good Trip Report about the route: http://14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.ph ... ki=Include
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Re: Suggestions on a 13er

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Lemmiwinks wrote: Whale Pk from Jefferson Lake comes to mind for me. There's isn't much of a trail for this one, but most of it is above treeline, so routefinding and orientation are pretty easy.
Whale Peak is a good suggestion. Square Top Mountain and Mount Audubon would also meet your criteria.
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Re: Suggestions on a 13er

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Audubon right now requires an extra mile each way of walking from brainerd lake day use area to the mitchell lakes trailhead, or at least did last weekend.
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