Mt. Belford Trip Report 09/26/2018

Peak(s):	Mt. Belford - 14,202 feet Mt. Oxford - 14,158 feet Missouri Mountain - 14,071 feet
Date Posted:	09/26/2018
Date Climbed:	06/10/2018
Author:	SpringsDuke

Throwback to #21 - #23 BelOxMO Loop
Throwback to #21 - #23 BelOxMO Loop Via elk park pass. Long day totaled 19 miles and 8000 feet elevation gained, took 9 hours. First time doing a triple 14er summit day! Trailhead Lots of creeks to cross on log jams and rocks First sight of Mt Belford. Turning left at the trail junction but doing Missouri Mountain as well so we will come back down the trail that goes off to the right at this junction completing a loop. Almost to Mt Belford summt Looking at the traverse to Mt Oxford from the summit of Mt Belford Looking at Missouri Mountain from Mt Belford From summit of Mt Oxford after crossing the traverse, now we must cross back but no need to re summit Mt Belford as we will cut left a little early and hike down towards Elk Park From elk park pass looking at Missouri Mountain on the right, that's were we are headed. Emerald Mountain is the pyramid on the left. A trail exists the whole way. Emerald Mountain from elk park pass Missouri Mountain from elk park pass. You can attempt to summit on this class 4 ridge in front of us but on this day I hiked off down to the right and caught the standard route up Missouri. Missouri Mountain summit getting close as we gain the long ridge From summit of Missouri Mountain Looking at Mt Belford from Missouri Mountain Looking down at Missouri Gulch were we came from and will go back down. Elk Pass Park Crossing more streams on the way back down after a long day. Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Throwback to #21 - #23 BelOxMO Loop

Via elk park pass. Long day totaled 19 miles and 8000 feet elevation gained, took 9 hours. First time doing a triple 14er summit day!

19116_02 — Lots of creeks to cross on log jams and rocks

19116_03 — First sight of Mt Belford. Turning left at the trail junction but doing Missouri Mountain as well so we will come back down the trail that goes off to the right at this junction completing a loop.

19116_05 — Looking at the traverse to Mt Oxford from the summit of Mt Belford

19116_06 — Looking at Missouri Mountain from Mt Belford

19116_07 — From summit of Mt Oxford after crossing the traverse, now we must cross back but no need to re summit Mt Belford as we will cut left a little early and hike down towards Elk Park

19116_08 — From elk park pass looking at Missouri Mountain on the right, that's were we are headed. Emerald Mountain is the pyramid on the left. A trail exists the whole way.

19116_09 — Emerald Mountain from elk park pass

19116_10 — Missouri Mountain from elk park pass. You can attempt to summit on this class 4 ridge in front of us but on this day I hiked off down to the right and caught the standard route up Missouri.

19116_11 — Missouri Mountain summit getting close as we gain the long ridge

19116_12 — From summit of Missouri Mountain

19116_13 — Looking at Mt Belford from Missouri Mountain

19116_14 — Looking down at Missouri Gulch were we came from and will go back down.

19116_16 — Crossing more streams on the way back down after a long day.

Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Comments or Questions

Stratosfearsome

Way to go!
9/27/2018 7:24am

Knocking out a bunch of peaks this summer, I see! Keep getting after it and quality report.

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