{"id":1611,"date":"2012-04-20T20:27:37","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T02:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/?p=1611"},"modified":"2020-11-03T15:58:01","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T22:58:01","slug":"wfr15-thunder-peak-3083-10134-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/sota-trip-report\/wfr15-thunder-peak-3083-10134-ft\/","title":{"rendered":"W\u00d8C\/FR-15\u00d8 (Thunder Peak) – 3083 m \/ 10134 ft"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had planned a double activation for today. Thunder Peak or W\u00d8C\/FR-15\u00d8<\/a> was the first on the list.The weather forecast was great for the\u00a0Estes Park<\/a> area and a friend of mine joined me for the hike. We drove into Estes Park and were surprised to see how much snow the mountains got during the week. Dark clouds were hanging in the Mummy Range (Continental Divide). A stiff wind greeted us when we left the car at the trail-head. Light snow-flurries were present for the first part of the hike, even though we had blue skies above us.<\/p>\n

Trailhead: 8244 ft \/ 2513 m
Summit:\u00a0\u00a0 10134 ft \/ 3083 m
Elev. gain: 2051 ft \/ 625 m
Roundtrip: 4.5\u00a0 mi \/ 7.2 km<\/p>\n

Compare this summit with my other activated summits<\/a><\/p>\n

How to get there:<\/strong>
Take US34 from Loveland towards Estes Park through Big Thompson Canyon. Thunder Peak is on the south-west side of Estes Park. Stay on US34 towards Rocky Mountain NP<\/a>. Go left on County Road 66 (or Tunnel Road), following the signs to the YMCA campus. Follow the road all the way to the end. There is a campground at the very end \u2013 as well as the East Portal of the Big Thompson Project<\/a> Pipeline<\/em>. Park your car at the loop of the road (there is room for about 10 cars on a gravel strip at the south side of the loop.<\/p>\n

Parking\/Trailhead