7.75 miles of hiking • 4000' elevation gain •
I really enjoyed this hike! I saw the first person on the trail at about 2 miles in - very different from my hike at Mailbox Peak on the previous day! I expected to see more people, but, I only saw about 12 groups of people all day. I reached snow at about 4,000 feet. The snow was melting and soft pretty much the whole way to the top. I put the microspikes on once I approached the open snowfield on the final climb to the top. There were some small cornices along the summit ridge edge. The views were so fantastic!!!