As CP stated in his report last week, this is a excellent hike, and if you have a chance it is worth the trip. Views are quite sweet, along with the fall foliage. I also met CP at the high point of Teebone Ridge. There is actually a monument on top of this peak with the name DEVIL on it.
I got started at 8:30 am at the Lookout Mountain Lookout/Monogram Lake trailhead. Trail starts out steep and continues this way all the way up, but with the numerous switchbacks it is not that bad.
In about 2.8 miles and after about 0.25 mile past the creek crossing take a right on the Monogram Lake trail. At around 5250 ft where the trail starts to go downhill to the lake, there is a faint trail to the left that heads up the knife edge ridge. If you start to go down hill and see the lake you have gone too far.
Trail heads straight up. There is some scrambling involved and there is also some pink flagging to help where the trail goes in and out of some alpine trees. Poles helped on the way down as this part is pretty steep and a fall would not be good.
Once you get up on the shoulder of the ridge the views really open up. There is a high point on the west end of the ridge that had some very nice views. I was thinking of just stopping here, but when I saw a pair of hikers up on the higher east end, I decided to check it out.
To get over there I dropped down and traversed over large car/bus sized boulders before heading straight up and walking the ridge. The views were really starting to get great. To the north of Teebone Ridge with all the jagged rocks was almost like The Enchantments or Thunder Mountain Lakes.
Once I got to the east end of the ridge, I boulder hopped up to a high point a little over 6800 ft. The monument with the name DEVIL was surprising as it was not Little Devil Peak. Views from here were superb. Lots of peaks and glaciers. You could also see a climber on the summit of I think Little Devil Peak.
As I was descending this unnamed peak, I ran into CP coming up from an apparent attempt to get over to Little Devil Peak. We chatted for a bit and I headed back down.
Definitely recommend this hike. Once you get out in the open around 5200 ft the hike is awesome with the views and fun with some route finding and some pretty easy class 2 scrambling.
Got back to the trailhead at 4:45 pm. 12.5 miles 6095 ft elevation gain
Comments
vikr on Monogram Lake, Little Devil Peak, Teebone Ridge
Thanks for your TR. What an amazing view from the ridge, Eldorado peak , dorado needle, spires ....wow . I guess the second image in TR is not the monogram lake? I guess that's the monogram glacier and you have to go all the way till the end to see that glacial lake?
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vikr on Feb 11, 2021 12:45 AM
kidz won't hike on Monogram Lake, Little Devil Peak, Teebone Ridge
Thanks! Yes you are correct that it is the glacier and not Monogram Lake. This view is only at the end of the hike
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kidz won't hike on Mar 29, 2021 08:02 PM