{"id":7109,"date":"2017-02-08T11:06:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T18:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/?p=7109"},"modified":"2017-02-08T11:06:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T18:06:50","slug":"w0csp061-payne-benchmark-3591-11780-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/sota-trip-report\/w0csp061-payne-benchmark-3591-11780-ft\/","title":{"rendered":"W0C\/SP-061 (Payne Benchmark) – 3591 m \/ 11780 ft"},"content":{"rendered":"

W0C\/SP-061
\nPayne Benchmark
\n3591 m \/ 11780 ft
\nFirst Activation
\nOct 27, 2016<\/p>\n

By KX0R<\/p>\n

Payne Benchmark<\/a> is a fine SOTA <\/a>peak in the wilderness near Bailey, Colorado.<\/p>\n

Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Pike National Forest<\/a>
\n\u2022 Platte River Mountains
\n\u2022 Lost Creek Wilderness<\/a>
\n\u2022 Good marked trail much of the way
\n\u2022 Off-trail final climb, about 0.6 mile to a pleasant summit
\n\u2022 Nice scenery \u2013 wilderness
\n\u2022 Summit is rarely visited
\n\u2022 ~ 15.5 miles round-trip
\n\u2022 ~ 3750 vertical feet
\n\u2022 \u201cSOTA Classic\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t