Sonora Peak Climber's Log

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Dangers Pop

Dangers Pop - Jul 2, 2008 1:09 am Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2008

St. Mary's TH  Sucess!

Quick, direct hike to a summit with wonderful views in all directions. Hiked with Wayne the day after Whitney.

kylertb

kylertb - Oct 11, 2007 10:50 pm Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2005

South Ridge  Sucess!

Fun hike up sonora peak with my dad at age 8.

96avs01

96avs01 - Aug 27, 2007 8:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007

Nice views  Sucess!

Great views of Emigrant Wilderness and Yosemite. The views to the north were heavily impacted by a fire in the Ebetts Pass area.

Alpinist

Alpinist - Aug 19, 2007 10:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2007

St Mary's TH  Sucess!

Climbed this along with Stanislaus Peak on a beautiful clear sunny day.

Michael Graupe

Michael Graupe - Jul 9, 2007 4:40 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2007

From St. Mary's Pass TH  Sucess!

Missed the sunrise by a few minutes but it was an awesome early morning up there. Then went on to Stanislaus Pk. through fields of flowering lupines.

thebeave7

thebeave7 - Jul 1, 2007 7:12 pm Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2007

Sonora Pass/PCT  Sucess!

4th time up this peak, views are always great. This time came from Leavitt Peak down to the Pass and up via the PCT. A very loose route once leaving the trail, but short and direct.

metasyn11

metasyn11 - Jun 26, 2007 8:42 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2007

from Sonora Pass  Sucess!

"Easy" finish to a 8-peak 7-day Sierran jaunt. I say "easy" because I managed to take probably the two most difficult routes up and down this peak.. full of loose volcanic scree and steep gullies. I should've stuck with the use trails.

Fredd C Dobbs

Fredd C Dobbs - Jun 3, 2007 10:37 pm Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2007

Sonora Peak  Sucess!

Nice views to the South.

bigbendbetty

bigbendbetty - May 21, 2007 12:46 am Date Climbed: May 19, 2007

Route climbed: St. Mary's Pass  Sucess!

saw two pikas on the way up!

Peak Freak

Peak Freak - Nov 26, 2006 7:01 am Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2006

Sonora Pass  Sucess!

Day two of a two peak weekend in California! Nice short hike, so we could drive back to civilization in order for me to catch a 6:00 a.m. flight the next morning.

mlarkin2002 - Oct 10, 2006 3:19 am Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2004

Dayhike from SR 108  Sucess!

Uneventful dayhike from SR 108 via St. Mary's Pass TH.

boisedoc

boisedoc - Sep 11, 2006 5:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 1998

from Sonora Pass  Sucess!

Nice hike from the pass.

cjrandall

cjrandall - Aug 13, 2006 4:52 am Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2006

Take the nordwand!!  Sucess!

Made the mistake of following Gary Suttle's suggestion to just climb right up the southwest slope through the neverending volcanic scree. I must have come up the steepest part, ha! It was a miserable slog, and I recommend against it highly. With the angle somewhere aroung 30-40% in places, and very loose, it was tough to climb that 600 feet, slipping a couple feet every couple steps. Definitely class 2 climbing here.

Should have come to SummitPost first. There is a very nice use trail that ascends very sensibly up the more reasonably-sloped northwest slopes from the saddle to the summit. I used this use trail to descend, and was VERY easy to follow back to the sloping plateau between the peak and Saint Marys Pass.

Trip down was refreshing and easy. Weather was a bit blustery for this time of the year, had to bust out my winter shell and gloves at Saint Marys Pass. Views from the summit were absolutely amazing, with sweeping views in ALL directions! Very clear skies.

Got in the car and drove to Lone Pine immediately afterward and began a hike up to Cottonwood Lakes for an attempt the next day on Mount Langley.

birdhead

birdhead - Jun 27, 2006 2:10 am Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2006

St. Mary's Pass  Sucess!

Only spent 10 seconds on the summit due to an impending lightning storm. Nice hike with Jess, Taya, Ryan, and Arron.

Matt Worster

Matt Worster - Mar 15, 2006 8:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2005

From St. Mary's  Sucess!

on the way over to Stanislaus

SawtoothSean

SawtoothSean - Feb 21, 2006 6:49 am Date Climbed: Sep 2, 1999

Rest Stop Part 2

Leavitt on the way to the Sister-In Laws house, Snora on the return trip. Limited time allowance forced me to go very fast. Nothing like the PCT- best trail in the world!

bearbnz

bearbnz - Feb 14, 2006 4:51 am Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2005

South Ridge  Sucess!

Hiked this peak with my 8-year-old son via the South Ridge from the top of Sonora Pass at the Mono-Alpine county line. He enjoyed his first 11er, and he's looking forward to a 12er soon.

mtldrinstr

mtldrinstr - Jan 30, 2006 11:20 pm

Date Climbed: November 2002  Sucess!

Nasty Snowy day

chskier

chskier - Aug 28, 2005 5:12 pm

Route Climbed: St. Mary's Pass Date Climbed: August 27, 2005  Sucess!

Nice quick early morning hike.

Eric L

Eric L - Aug 14, 2005 12:28 am

Route Climbed: Saint Marys Pass Date Climbed: 13 Aug 2005  Sucess!

My dog(Ginger) and I did this on the way to Stanislaus. Nice short hike. We made it to about 500 feet of the summit of Stanislaus when the thunder and lighting started to get crazy. I will go back and get Stanislaus in Sept and start early.

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