Scott - Jan 19, 2023 10:41 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2022
West Elk Peak
September 3 2022
Kim and I started from the Mill Castle Trailhead and hiked up to 11,260 feet in Mill Creek before setting up camp. The hike sure was beautiful and was one of the most scenic approaches that I have done in Colorado. The castle like rocks were really impressive.
September 4 2022
Kim didn't sleep well, so I set off alone to climb West Elk Peak. It was another really scenic hike. I also climbed Goat Peak (Peak 12,968) along the way. I met two others on the mountain. After enjoying the summit, I headed back to camp and we hiked back to the trailhead. It was a great trip.
Liba Kopeckova - Aug 21, 2018 5:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2018
nice run from Mill Creek TH
Storm Pass - was stormy, lots of thunder made me run faster. Also added 12809 peak. 7 hrs RT and ran pretty much 95% of the time.
chicagotransplant - Oct 17, 2016 11:43 am Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2016
Milestone Summit
With Rachael, #500/584 on 13ers for me and a great peak to reach such a milestone given the tremendous views of 13ers in every direction! Past peak on fall color, but still a beautiful hike, the cliff walls above the approach trail were spectacular.
SarahThompson - Dec 28, 2015 1:59 pm Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2009
Leaf peeping
Great fall color on this long slog.
Brian Kalet - Sep 19, 2015 8:51 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2015
Route Climbed: Mill Creek Route Date Climbed: July 2, 2003
This was a lovely hike. I can't imagine a more idylic valley then that of Mill Creek. Two days before this I hiked up the more popular Snowmass Creek yet I found this drainage much more profound. The Castles are everything you could imagine. My photos do not give them justice. If I was smart I would have arainged things so I was at Storm Pass at either the early morning or at dusk to get light that better illuminates those serene pinnacles... Whatever the case I had fune here... And after my 18.5 mile hike I kicked back with a bottle of Hornitos to get rather pickled.
Scott - Jan 19, 2023 10:41 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2022
West Elk PeakSeptember 3 2022
Kim and I started from the Mill Castle Trailhead and hiked up to 11,260 feet in Mill Creek before setting up camp. The hike sure was beautiful and was one of the most scenic approaches that I have done in Colorado. The castle like rocks were really impressive.
September 4 2022
Kim didn't sleep well, so I set off alone to climb West Elk Peak. It was another really scenic hike. I also climbed Goat Peak (Peak 12,968) along the way. I met two others on the mountain. After enjoying the summit, I headed back to camp and we hiked back to the trailhead. It was a great trip.
Liba Kopeckova - Aug 21, 2018 5:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2018
nice run from Mill Creek THStorm Pass - was stormy, lots of thunder made me run faster. Also added 12809 peak. 7 hrs RT and ran pretty much 95% of the time.
chicagotransplant - Oct 17, 2016 11:43 am Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2016
Milestone SummitWith Rachael, #500/584 on 13ers for me and a great peak to reach such a milestone given the tremendous views of 13ers in every direction! Past peak on fall color, but still a beautiful hike, the cliff walls above the approach trail were spectacular.
SarahThompson - Dec 28, 2015 1:59 pm Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2009
Leaf peepingGreat fall color on this long slog.
Brian Kalet - Sep 19, 2015 8:51 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2015
2 PeaksWith Antelope Benchmark.
ktimm - Sep 3, 2007 10:32 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2007
NiceLong day just over 9 hours. Nice valley reminds me of silverjack area
JonBradford - Oct 24, 2003 12:56 am
Route Climbed: Mill Creek Route Date Climbed: July 2, 2003This was a lovely hike. I can't imagine a more idylic valley then that of Mill Creek. Two days before this I hiked up the more popular Snowmass Creek yet I found this drainage much more profound. The Castles are everything you could imagine. My photos do not give them justice. If I was smart I would have arainged things so I was at Storm Pass at either the early morning or at dusk to get light that better illuminates those serene pinnacles... Whatever the case I had fune here... And after my 18.5 mile hike I kicked back with a bottle of Hornitos to get rather pickled.
Cheers.
Jon Bradford