See other pages. This page could have a lot more information, although your trip report does cover some info. Also, your longitude is off. 105.31360°E is wrong. Should be 105.31360°W. That means -105.31360. This mountain is in the Western Hemisphere.
I liked your page since it's all I need to get to the summit. Plus its obscure, so what's the point in adding a shit load of Overview and other needless info. People like me would enjoy this scramble with minimal beta. Those that require a lot of route beta likely would not be climbing this peak anyways. Instead, you may find them on a 14er.
Jeremy, maybe this one would be a good winter peak? Let me know.
Kane - Thank you for your comments, much appreciated. As far as a winter ascent goes, I'd say yes, so long as the rock is dry. That quartzite is REALLY slippery when wet, either wet conditions or wet boots. However, since it faces ESE, I doubt it will get much significant accumulation. Especially in late fall/early winter, when stuff doesn't stick around long anyway. I'd be hesitant to go up it if it was covered in snow - the rock is just too slippery for comfort on this route (being a quasi-technical scramble). It is a super enjoyable scramble, though, and very sustained. Good stuff!
Thanks for taking the time to put up this obscure little peak. Like Kane, I appreciate the somewhat vague details. However, the one crimper in Coal Creek Canyon is private property. A lot of it is private up there and it's not easy to tell. Was the route you took on JeffCo Open Space? I'm contemplating a Coal Creek-Crescent-Jacks traverse sometime soon and having some idea of the property issues would be helpful.
Thanks.
Charles
Jeremy Hakes - Nov 22, 2008 8:11 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Private property
Charles - the route I mention is (to the best of my knowledge) Jefferson County Open Space. :) Thanks for visiting the page.
As I discovered when I did Jacks Peak yesterday and was going to head to Crescent and then onto Coal Creek, there is a house very near the saddle between Jacks and Crescent. And while the summits of Jacks and Crescent are in Open Space, the saddle is not. I didn't continue on for fear of trespassing.
I took my second trip up there a few days ago and I still haven't made it to the summit. There are just too many spires and pinnacles to explore. I found that as long as you're comfortable with some exposure, one can follow the ridgeline to around 8,200 ft. where the way is blocked by a gendarme that would require some low class 5 and crazy exposure. I suspect that is where it's advisable to drop down to the east.
While I, like others have mentioned like the arcane details of the page, I would like to see a few others enjoying this area. Has anyone else found the large raspberry patch? I could have stayed there all day.
hgrapid - Aug 3, 2007 2:23 am - Voted 8/10
See other Colorado mountain pagesSee other pages. This page could have a lot more information, although your trip report does cover some info. Also, your longitude is off. 105.31360°E is wrong. Should be 105.31360°W. That means -105.31360. This mountain is in the Western Hemisphere.
Jeremy Hakes - Aug 3, 2007 1:56 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: See other Colorado mountain pagesThanks for the comments - I corrected the longitude, and added some extra beta on title/main page.
Kane - Aug 5, 2007 8:35 pm - Voted 10/10
JeremyI liked your page since it's all I need to get to the summit. Plus its obscure, so what's the point in adding a shit load of Overview and other needless info. People like me would enjoy this scramble with minimal beta. Those that require a lot of route beta likely would not be climbing this peak anyways. Instead, you may find them on a 14er.
Jeremy, maybe this one would be a good winter peak? Let me know.
Jeremy Hakes - Aug 6, 2007 8:48 am - Hasn't voted
SeasonsKane - Thank you for your comments, much appreciated. As far as a winter ascent goes, I'd say yes, so long as the rock is dry. That quartzite is REALLY slippery when wet, either wet conditions or wet boots. However, since it faces ESE, I doubt it will get much significant accumulation. Especially in late fall/early winter, when stuff doesn't stick around long anyway. I'd be hesitant to go up it if it was covered in snow - the rock is just too slippery for comfort on this route (being a quasi-technical scramble). It is a super enjoyable scramble, though, and very sustained. Good stuff!
CharlesD - Nov 21, 2008 9:44 pm - Hasn't voted
Private propertyHi Jeremy,
Thanks for taking the time to put up this obscure little peak. Like Kane, I appreciate the somewhat vague details. However, the one crimper in Coal Creek Canyon is private property. A lot of it is private up there and it's not easy to tell. Was the route you took on JeffCo Open Space? I'm contemplating a Coal Creek-Crescent-Jacks traverse sometime soon and having some idea of the property issues would be helpful.
Thanks.
Charles
Jeremy Hakes - Nov 22, 2008 8:11 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Private propertyCharles - the route I mention is (to the best of my knowledge) Jefferson County Open Space. :) Thanks for visiting the page.
argothor - Apr 10, 2011 12:01 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Private propertyAs I discovered when I did Jacks Peak yesterday and was going to head to Crescent and then onto Coal Creek, there is a house very near the saddle between Jacks and Crescent. And while the summits of Jacks and Crescent are in Open Space, the saddle is not. I didn't continue on for fear of trespassing.
habaceeba - Jul 30, 2010 11:54 am - Hasn't voted
Good StuffI took my second trip up there a few days ago and I still haven't made it to the summit. There are just too many spires and pinnacles to explore. I found that as long as you're comfortable with some exposure, one can follow the ridgeline to around 8,200 ft. where the way is blocked by a gendarme that would require some low class 5 and crazy exposure. I suspect that is where it's advisable to drop down to the east.
While I, like others have mentioned like the arcane details of the page, I would like to see a few others enjoying this area. Has anyone else found the large raspberry patch? I could have stayed there all day.