Kachina-Wheeler Peak Traverse

Kachina-to-Wheeler Peak Traverse

Start:Williams Lake TH
Total distance (RT): ~8.5 mi
Total elevation gain: ~4,800 ft
YDS: Class 1-2 with short Class 3 sections

Kachina Peak (UN 12,481) to Lake Fork Peak

Kachina Peak Summit: view north	Lake Fork Peak and Vallecito Mountain from Kachina Peak
North Ridge of Lake Fork Peak	The Headwall
Kachina Peak from the headwall	Looking down from the upper section of the headwall
Wheeler Peak and Mount Walter from the headwall	UN 12,535: summit view east
Lake Fork Peak as seen from the north	Wheeler Peak from UN 12,535

Lake Fork Peak to UN 12,819 ("Bighorn Peak")

Lake Fork Peak: summit view southeast	Lake Fork Peak: summit view north
Lake Fork Peak from UN 12,807	Lake Fork-Wheeler Ridge from UN 12,807 (December 2010)
Lake Fork Peak - UN 12,819 Ridge from the summit of UN 12,807 (April 2009)	Approaching the summit of UN 12,819 ("Bighorn Peak")
Looking back at UN 12,807	UN 12,819: summit view northeast

UN 12,819 ("Bighorn Peak") to UN 12,728

Looking along the NE Ridge of "Bighorn Peak"	UN 12,819 (Bighorn Peak) from UN 12,728
One of the rocky steps on the NE ridge of "Bighorn Peak"	NE Ridge of Bighorn Peak
Approaching the summit of UN 12,728

UN 12,728 to Simpson Peak

Wheeler and Simpson Peaks from UN 12,728	The saddle between UN 12,728 and Simpson Peak
The notch in the ridge between Un 12,728 and Simpson	Approaching the summit of Simpson Peak
Looking back at the traverse from Simpson Peak

Simpson Peak to Wheeler Peak

Simpson-Wheeler Ridge	Baldy and Touch-Me-Not Mountain from Simpson-Wheeler Ridge

Images

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