Easy sawatch 12-13ers?

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Easy sawatch 12-13ers?

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Can anyone recommend some quick easy 12ers or (preferably) 13ers in the sawatch area? Running out of town for a last minute peak mission and could use some ideas. I've done 200 peaks over 13k in Colorado so no problem with no trail, scrambling preffered, whatever really. Just can't drive up anything easily subaru-able and don't want to do a huge distance due to healing plantar fasciitis. Prefferably around Indy or cottonwood passes.
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Re: Easy sawatch 12-13ers?

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KevinK wrote:Prefferably around Indy or cottonwood passes.
Looks like you've done all the ones from Indy and Cottonwood.

Take the road back to Huron (Winfield) and tick off as many peaks to the east (the Virginia group) as you have time for. I did all seven in one hike. Or do the Cyclone/Carbonate group from the south.
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Re: Easy sawatch 12-13ers?

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It depends on which part of the Sawatch you want. If you want scrambling what about Fools Peak or Gold Dust? If they are too long, maybe New York Mountain would be worth a try (I don't know the condition of the road though). That area is much more scenic than most of the southern or central parts of the Sawatch.
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Re: Easy sawatch 12-13ers?

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Rinker from Willis Gulch would make a nice outing. The TH is right off the road and there is a solid trail most of the way up the drainage. If you were feeling up to it, you could also get Twin Peaks B and Twin Peaks B Northeast and do a loop back to the TH. Nice area.
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Byers? Does that count as the Sawatch?
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Re: Easy sawatch 12-13ers?

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Turner Peak north of Cottonwood Pass isn't too bad, although you have to climb a few hundred feet on the way out (over ranked 12er UN 12581). I managed it a few weeks before my lymphoma diagnosis, so how hard could it be?
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