{"id":5193,"date":"2015-02-21T21:29:22","date_gmt":"2015-02-22T04:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/?p=5193"},"modified":"2017-01-28T21:17:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T04:17:13","slug":"w0cfr046-west-white-pine-mountain-3135-10305-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/sota-trip-report\/w0cfr046-west-white-pine-mountain-3135-10305-ft\/","title":{"rendered":"W\u00d8C\/FR-\u00d846 (West White Pine Mountain) – 3141 m \/ 10305 ft"},"content":{"rendered":"

W0C\/FR-046
\nWest White Pine Mountain<\/a>
\n3141 m \/ 10305 ft
\nOct 17, 2014<\/p>\n

W0C\/FR-146
\nEast White Pine Mountain<\/a>
\n3124 m \/ 10248 ft
\nOct 17. 2014<\/p>\n

by KX0R<\/p>\n

This report covers both West and East White Pine Mountains.<\/p>\n

The White Pine Summits provide a classic dual activation. These prominent twin peaks are almost the same altitude, and there is a trail leading conveniently to White Pine Pass, the saddle between the two mountains. Start early so you have time to activate both mountains.<\/p>\n

\"View<\/a>

View from East White Pine to West White Pine<\/p><\/div>\n

To get to the trailhead, drive to Masonville, and follow Road 27 up Buckhorn Canyon<\/a>. This road and other roads in this area were badly damaged in the September 2013 floods, but they are being repaired. Check on conditions before starting your trip. About 10 miles from Masonville, the Buckhorn Road 44H splits off and heads west into Buckhorn Canyon. Follow 44H up the winding Canyon for many unpaved miles, until you come to a US Forest Service Ranger Station and some signs. Look for the sign for road FS 100, and park off the road before you come to the gate.<\/p>\n

FS 100 is badly damaged and is closed to motor vehicles \u2013 it looks like it will be closed for a long time. The area north of Road 44H includes a huge tract of forest that was destroyed by the High Park Fire<\/a> in 2012. This includes both of the White Pine Mountains, along with many square miles of previously beautiful forest. Begin by hiking up FS 100 for almost 2 miles, starting at about 8300 feet and gaining 1300 vertical feet at 9600 foot White Pine Pass. The first part of the route is not steep, but as the washed-out road gains altitude, it steepens, and parts of it are just deep gullies.<\/p>\n

\"West<\/a>

West White PIne Trail Flood Damage<\/p><\/div>\n

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Walk along the sides and follow the route up to a big meadow.<\/p>\n

\"White<\/a>

White Pine Meadow<\/p><\/div>\n

The route gets better as you go up, and there\u2019s less damage. The forest up high is almost completely burned, but most of the black trees are still standing.<\/p>\n

\"White<\/a>

White Pine Pass<\/p><\/div>\n

From the Pass head west, and continue to follow the road all the way to the summit of West White Pine Mountain.<\/p>\n

\"West<\/a>

West White PIne Summit<\/p><\/div>\n

There was once a large fire lookout tower up here, and the remains suggest what a beautiful place it once was. You can see the staircase that the ranger climbed to the tower, the base for the outhouse, the site of the cabin, the tower anchors, etc.<\/p>\n

\"Footings<\/a>

Footings for West White Pine Lookout<\/p><\/div>\n

The view is incredible \u2013 most of Northern Colorado is out there. It\u2019s easy to set up on or very near the summit and activate. HF, VHF, and UHF should work fine; it\u2019s a great radio site. The hike is almost 3 miles to the top, with almost 2000 feet of gain.<\/p>\n\n\t\t