{"id":4507,"date":"2015-01-25T11:54:24","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T18:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/?p=4507"},"modified":"2015-02-16T16:06:26","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T23:06:26","slug":"w0cpr095-10854-3302-10854-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/sota-trip-report\/w0cpr095-10854-3302-10854-ft\/","title":{"rendered":"W\u00d8C\/PR-\u00d895 (10854) – 3302 m \/ 10854 ft"},"content":{"rendered":"

W0C\/PR-095
\n10854
\n3302 m \/ 10854 ft
\nSep 1, 2014
\nFirst Activation<\/p>\n

by KX0R<\/p>\n

Summits 10854 <\/a>and nearby 10626<\/a> can be combined for an easy 12-point day. The SOTA and Google maps are OK for these two peaks.<\/p>\n

To access these summits, drive to Tabernash south of Winter Park via US Highway 40. Just south of Tabernash, turn right, north, and follow marked route 84 (USFS 129) up a canyon several miles to Meadow Creek Reservoir<\/a>. \u00a0This area is part of the Arapaho National Recreation Area<\/a>, and a fee may be required for entry and parking. There is a convenient kiosk before the dirt road climbs all the way to the reservoir.<\/p>\n

Meadow Creek Reservoir offers fishing, dispersed camping, and access to the west side of the Indian Peaks Wilderness<\/a>. It\u2019s a nice place.<\/p>\n

\"10626<\/a>

10626 Meadow Creek Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

To reach the trailhead for 10854, drive around Meadow Creek Reservoir, head south around the east side, and continue to the southwest on winding FR 129. This road is bumpy, but not steep, and it\u2019s passable in most cars.<\/p>\n

\"10854<\/a>

10854 Forest Road and Mount Neva<\/p><\/div>\n

Roughly 2-1\/2 miles from the Reservoir, the road reaches 10,500 feet on the east side of the summit ridge of 10854. The mountain has a long north-south ridge, and there are several ways up. FS-129 does not go up across the ridge, but it winds around the north side of the mountain. Park at an un-signed gated jeep road on the east side of the mountain, on the west side of the road; this road leads directly up to the ridge. If you continue on FS 129, you will end up farther from the summit, so park at the gate and consider that the trailhead.<\/p>\n

\"10854<\/a>

10854 Trailhead<\/p><\/div>\n

Hike up the closed road to the ridge and head south on a path through open forest and meadows. You can continue on the jeep road if you wish, but leave the jeep road and hike along the ridge-top when the road veers slightly down and right. It\u2019s about half a mile south along the ridge to the actual peak – a good game trail is available. Pass a couple of false summits before the real peak, which is a distinctive rocky knob in the woods.<\/p>\n

\"10854<\/a>

10854 Summit Rock<\/p><\/div>\n

The summit has a pile of rocks with a jar and paper for signatures. The total hike is about a mile, with about 350 feet of vertical gain.<\/p>\n\n\t\t