| Peak: | Mt. Antero |
| Route: | West Slopes |
| Range: | Sawatch |
| Posted By: | dean20170 |
| Date of Info: | 8/13/2020 |
| Date Posted: | 8/17/2020 |
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I drove up about 1/4 mile past the intersection of 277 and 278, which is 1/4 mile past where you cross the main creek, stopping right at 11,000' elevation. I have a stock 4WD Jeep Renegade with bald tires. A couple of rocks jumped up and hit my skid plates at times, but if you have some experience picking your lines, the road is no problem with a small, stock 4WD like mine. There was zero snow to be found. Others have said they came down the snow vs following the road the whole way; not possible on 8/13/20. Like everyone says, you're walking up a rocky 4WD road, and at times (especially on your return trip), sharing it with ATVs and Jeeps. I didn't find that part to be too bad, and I didn't find the road to be so bad walking up. Coming down, however, the loose gravel on top of slightly bigger loose rocks makes the walk quite "slippery"; I slipped and caught myself at least 5-10 times, and would have fallen a couple of those if I didn't have my poles. Given that the 3 miles I drove up (vs hiking) was the same loose rock, I was thankful at the end that I didn't have to go back down 3 more miles of slippery/loose rocks. The views from the top were really, really nice! Pic 1: the final climb once you get to about 13,700'. Pics 2-5: views from the top on a gorgeous day. Pics 6-8: some of the road you drive if you choose to drive up to where I did.        
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