Wheeler Peak
Trailhead is Woodchuck Basin, about two+ miles east of the east end of Lake Alpine. It's a little over two miles and about 1000' to hit the ridge; then, just wander up open slopes to the summit.
 Point 8512' above Lake Alpine at the end of Wheeler's massive south ridge |
 Coming out of Woodchuck basin, one is confronted with this cliff band, Wheeler Ridge is on top of these cliffs. |
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 Wheeler from Peak 8846' |
 Looking to the peak from near peak 8846' |
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 Looking west from peak 8374' above Mosquito Lakes. The Sandy Meadow trail cuts through the notch below. Note Hwy 4. |
 Looking toward Peak 8374' from beneath the S.E. face. |
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 Can you name those peaks in the distance? |
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 Lake Alpine, Utica and Union from atop Wheeler Ridge(peak 8846) |
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 The gnarly S.E. face of Wheeler |
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 It was a gnarly ski, too! |
 Following the coyote tracks helped. |
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Comments:
Note: You must be logged in to add comments2007-11-13 19:30:49 Good job, Bob. That's Black Dome in the foreground directly beneath Silver Peak. A close up? .... That's it! I'm puttin' Black Dome on the Peaks list. I wonder how many people summit Black Dome each decade? Two!? —DanAhlborn
2007-11-14 07:52:18 great page... keep up the good work! —TonyZuccarino
2008-01-17 00:54:36 Apparently the summit volcanic plug is just an easy scramble. —DanAhlborn
