9/2/2019 Route: from Jones Posted On: 9/3/2019, By: 9patrickmurphy Info: Great trail from Jones. Steep trail gaining Niagara, but nothing too crazy. Great little addition. |
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8/21/2019 Route: Snare Gulch Posted On: 8/21/2019, By: dwoodward13 Info: See Jones report for ascent/descent conditions of Snare Gulch. From Jones, the route is dry and a use trail is in. It is pretty lose in spots, but works. I used microspikes in certain portions on the way down for extra stability on the loose dirt. |
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7/18/2019 Route: From Jones/American Posted On: 7/21/2019, By: HikerGuy Info: Route dry from Jones to Niagara. See conditions report for American Peak for American Basin approach conditions. |
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10/21/2018 Route: Jones, American Pk Posted On: 10/30/2018, By: Jonathan Deffenbaugh Info: Climbed Niagara, Jones, and American Pk. Expect postholing conditions in basins, once on the connecting ridges the hard part is over. Expect a full day's effort. Beautiful views. Probably one of the few accessible peaks left in the San Juans as winter is settling in. Uncompaghre and Wetterhorn southern slopes were pretty dry but probably will be changing in the next couple days during the Halloween weekend. |
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3/30/2018 Route: From Jones Posted On: 3/30/2018, By: bmcqueen Info: See my CR from American today for details. |
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10/21/2016 Route: Burns Gulch Posted On: 10/31/2016, By: dixonallred Info: Route was clear and dry to about 13,000 ft. with snow to the saddle. Snow was mostly 6" or less with a few drifts to 12". Additional snow above saddle from about 13,300 to 13,400, again 4" or less. Snow is hard packed in some areas and traction was nice to have but not an absolute requirement. Above this the remaining route to summit clear and dry. |
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5/14/2016 Route: NE Face Posted On: 5/16/2016, By: metalmountain Info: Lots of snow, and pretty soft for the majority of the route. The snow in the basin was pretty supportive, but I would highly recommend flotation. The face itself was already soft when we hit it at around 7:30 and made for slow going all the way to the summit. Road is clear to the turn off for Burns Gulch, the Burns Gulch road itself is still quite snowed in. |
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10/26/2014 Route: N/NE Posted On: 10/26/2014, By: Monster5 Info: Via Burns Gulch. Road dry to just above treeline. N aspects: unconsolidated powder up to a few ft. Some small base level avies. Quite a bit of postholing under the face. Scoped out a couple nice lines on the N face and the ridge/pt to the W. Needs more time. NE ridge: deep powder to 3 ft up to the saddle, ridge is mix of firm snow, optional scramble, or thin powder over talus. Jones Mtn S ridge: firm snow near the ridge and mostly talus. Jones W/SW aspect: thin easy to moderate couloirs in, 600 ft with connectable firm snowfields another few hundred. Nice and firm. Punched up to a couple inches at most. |
