One of the Easiest 13ers in Colorado. 72 minutes hiking round trip, 1,695’ vert

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Also isn't Mt Sniktau closed for the fire?
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Rarely has an OP been turned on so quickly. Will he even re-post this as a TR with paragraphs? Should we do it for him?
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NicI wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2020 2:37 am I’m here to announce possibly the easiest 13er there is to access in the state.
Hey NicI,

Looks like you joined 14ers.com recently. If you're indeed new, and aren't an existing user under a different name..

The reason for the less-than-friendly responses is that Mt Sniktau happens to be the most-climbed 13er on this website, with 1715 listed ascents! My guess is that's for the exact reason you mentioned - it might well be the easiest/most accessible ranked 13er in Colorado. :) It also has the most ascents of any 13er on the website ListsofJohn.com as well.
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CaptainSuburbia wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:14 am Mt Sniktau was actually first discovered in 1972 when the Denver Olympic committee proposed it as a site to host the Alpine Ski events for the 1976 Olympics.

For a brief second I was like..really? That’s kinda cool.

This tread is great.
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Re: One of the Easiest 13ers in Colorado. 72 minutes hiking round trip, 1,695’ vert

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Cupid is easier
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davebobk47 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:51 pm Cupid is easier
And I think mt Pennsylvania is even easier.
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Trotter wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:57 pm And I think mt Pennsylvania is even easier.
I think Cupid marginally easier than Penn, though not as easy as Mt Warren from summit lake! :p
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If Loveland's open, Lift 9 and the Ridge Cat are running, and you know how to ski/snowboard, Golden Bear is the easiest of 'em all!
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Re: One of the Easiest 13ers in Colorado. 72 minutes hiking round trip, 1,695’ vert

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Nope, y’all are wrong. The easiest 13er is Un 13,075. With a regular 4x4 you can car to car in 20 minutes, 0.6mi and 355’

Boom!
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Nope, y’all are wrong. The easiest 13er is Un 13,075. With a regular 4x4 you can car to car in 20 minutes, 0.6mi and 355’
Boom!
Just a hair more difficult to hike is Engineer Mountain, 13,218ft. 0.6 miles and 418' from Engineer Pass.
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Re: One of the Easiest 13ers in Colorado. 72 minutes hiking round trip, 1,695’ vert

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Matt wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:57 pm
Nope, y’all are wrong. The easiest 13er is Un 13,075. With a regular 4x4 you can car to car in 20 minutes, 0.6mi and 355’
Boom!
Just a hair more difficult to hike is Engineer Mountain, 13,218ft. 0.6 miles and 418' from Engineer Pass.
I added that one on as bonus after hiking a bunch of 13ers north of the pass, so it didn’t *feel* as easy as it can be.

If you go for unranked, Kendal BM was .68 and 390’ in 32 min. We raced up to beat the storm, but then it fizzled.
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Re: One of the Easiest 13ers in Colorado. 72 minutes hiking round trip, 1,695’ vert

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bergsteigen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:07 pm
Matt wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:57 pm
Nope, y’all are wrong. The easiest 13er is Un 13,075. With a regular 4x4 you can car to car in 20 minutes, 0.6mi and 355’
Boom!
Just a hair more difficult to hike is Engineer Mountain, 13,218ft. 0.6 miles and 418' from Engineer Pass.
I added that one on as bonus after hiking a bunch of 13ers north of the pass, so it didn’t *feel* as easy as it can be.

If you go for unranked, Kendal BM was .68 and 390’ in 32 min. We raced up to beat the storm, but then it fizzled.
Hermit Peak from the top of Hermit Pass Road has similar stats. Most people will probably combine it with other peaks, and/or park lower but for Hermit only it should be about 350 vertical and maybe 0.6-0.7 mile.
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