{"id":5450,"date":"2015-03-03T22:18:40","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T05:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/?p=5450"},"modified":"2017-01-28T20:53:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T03:53:38","slug":"w0csr046-stanley-mountain-3809-12521-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/sota-trip-report\/w0csr046-stanley-mountain-3809-12521-ft\/","title":{"rendered":"W\u00d8C\/SR-\u00d846 (Stanley Mountain) – 3816 m \/ 12521 ft"},"content":{"rendered":"

W0C\/SR-046
\nStanley Mountain
\n3816 m \/ 12521 ft
\nAug 29, 2013
\nJuly 26, 2014<\/p>\n

by KX0R<\/p>\n

Stanley Mountain<\/a> is an easy SOTA<\/a> peak on the Continental Divide<\/a>, southwest of Berthoud Pass<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please see the superb photos posted by first activator Chuck Sale<\/a>\u00a0N6UHB. \u00a0His photo gallery sparked my interest in activating Stanley Mountain – thanks Chuck!<\/p>\n

\"Stanley<\/a>

Stanley Mountain East of Vasquez Pass<\/p><\/div>\n

There are two routes along the Continental Divide Trail (CDT)<\/a> to Stanley. The easiest route starts at the Berthoud Pass Trailhead<\/a> at 11,307 feet elevation. To reach Berthoud Pass, drive west of Denver on I-70 and exit northwest toward Winter Park on US 40. Park on the east side of the highway at the Pass; there are facilities there.<\/p>\n

Cross the highway and find the marked CDT Trail leading up the hill to the west. Follow this trail up for about 1-1\/2 miles, and ascend multiple switchbacks to a high, vast area of alpine tundra at about 12,400 feet. The rest of the hike follows a relatively flat trail for more than 2 miles southwest along the Divide to Stanley Mountain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Stanley<\/a>

Stanley Mountain Hike on Divide<\/p><\/div>\n

Don\u2019t be fooled by the false summits along the way \u2013 the actual peak is about 800 feet above Vasquez Pass, visible down a steep slope to the west. Stanley is the last high point along the trail on the Divide ridge; after the real summit, the CDT descends steeply to the southwest.<\/p>\n

\"View<\/a>

View West from Stanley Mountain to Vasquez Pass and Peak<\/p><\/div>\n

The hike from Berthoud Pass to Stanley is 7.5 miles round-trip; the vertical ascent is about 1300 vertical feet. It takes 1-1\/2 hours or more to hike from Berthoud Pass to Stanley.<\/p>\n

The summit is a small rocky hill on the south side of the trail. Since it\u2019s far above tree-line, be sure to bring a pole for an HF antenna. I found a convenient spot out of the wind, in the activation zone on the east side of the mountain.<\/p>\n\n\t\t