Route: Horn Lakes Trail-Adam's East Ridge
Summit Elevation: 13,931 feet
Trailhead Elevation: 9,400 feet (Horn Creek)
Elevation Gain: 4,600 feet
Round-trip Length: 13.5 miles
Difficulty: Class 3 (Click here for discussion of Class System)
A park of yellow flowers along trail
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The rugged headwall at end of Horn Creek drainage
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Upper Horn Lake with headwall as a backdrop
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Adams covered in clouds at the summit as seen from Upper Horn Lake
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North Crestone Lake, the largest in the Sangre de Cristos
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North Crestone Lake
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The last scramble to the top is class 3 and mostly exposed
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On the summit looking north towards Rito Alto Peak (13,794)
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The San Luis Valley to the West, barely seen under the thick clouds
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Looking south form the summit towards Colony Baldy (13,705) and 14er Humboldt Peak (14,069)
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Kit Carson Massif to the southwest including Columbia Point, Kit Carson Mountain (14,169) and Challenger Point
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14ers Crestone Peak (14,298) and Crestone Needle (14,201)
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Another shot towards San Luis Valley
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Looking back east down Horn Creek drainage towards Wet Mountain Valley-Little Horn Peak on left
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Horn Peak (13,450) and Wet Mountain Valley to the northeast
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Myself on the summit with Kit Carson Massif behind me
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Brian & I on top with Horn Peak behind us
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I am currently a student at University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), where I intend to get a degree in Political Science and Geography/Environmental Studies. When I'm not studying, you will find me in the mountains. I have been climbing since I was pretty little and have done climbs throughout California, Colorado and Arizona, including the highpoints of those states. I have done Mount Whitney and Mount Elbert, but I plan on doing some even higher mountains, maybe Aconcagua, Mount Mckinley or Kilimanjaro, Check back with me in about 10 years. Meanwhile you can check out some of the other trips reports:
Music Pass July, 2001
Mount Elbert July, 2002
Rito Alto Peak July, 2002
Humphreys Peak June, 2003
Lakes of the Clouds June, 2003
Gibbs & De Anza July, 2003
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Mount Antero July, 2003
Comanche & Venable Aug, 2003
Horn Peak Aug, 2003
Santiago Peak Feb, 2004
Agua Tibia Mountain Mar, 2004
Mount Adams July, 2004
Shavano/Tabeguache Aug, 2004
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Mt Princeton July, 2006
Engineer Pass Aug, 2006
Schofield Pass Aug, 2006
Trail Ridge Road RMNP Sep, 2006
Torrey Pines SR Dec, 2006
Mt San Jacinto May, 2007
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Fill free to email me at [email protected] for questions, comments, suggestions or whatever else you can think of.
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