
A view toward Precipice Peak (right) as I hike along the 4WD road.

View toward Courthouse Mountain.

I reached the Wetterhorn Basin Trailhead and turned left, off-trail.

Ascending an ancient mining road toward Precipice Peak.

A social trail emerged, leading up a drainage.

View back along the faint social trail.

The trail then begins to climbing steeply. It's hard to see here, but it led up the dead trees on the left.

After some steep hiking, the trail gets hard to follow and instead led to this steep slope. I needed all four limbs to ascend this.

View down the really steep slope.

I located a small stretch of social trail above the steep slope.

View back along the social trail.

A quick bit of tundra. The route eventually leads toward those pinnacles seen center.

View back through the short tundra section toward some unnamed 12ers.

The social trail is clear for a while through the forest.

A nice view toward Coxcomb and the basin housing the West Fork Cimarron River.

Finally, emerging from tree line into a talus field. The route leads toward the center.

Hiking along tundra/talus, mere hints of a social trail. My aim is the weakness seen center. I found keeping low was the best choice since the talus was larger on the the left, higher up the slope.

Close-up toward Courthouse Mountain.

View back down as I progress up the slope.

There are multiple social trails etched into the tundra/talus slope ahead. There's one major one and I think I managed to stick to it. I'm headed just right of center in this photo.

I reached a steeper talus section, Class 2.

View back down the Class 2. I came from the trees in the center.

Above the Class 2, I wrapped around an outcropping and emerged at this view. There was some lumpy terrain ahead before the next steep ascent slope.

Navigating lumpy terrain before reaching the steep slope.

View back through the lumpy section. I came from the center after avoiding the outcrop seen on the right.

Ascending the step tundra slope.

A shot back as I head up the slope. The Wetterhorn Basin Trailhead seen center.

Cool eroded features adjacent to the ascent slope.

Nearing the steeper part of the slope higher up.

View back down as I reach the ridge.

Amazing pinnacles over rim on the east side.

Once at the ridge, I headed north.

Class 2+ through this notch.

View back along the ridge from the notch.

Past the notch, less easy terrain. It's a loose slope here, but it continues around the face and back up to the ridge crest.

View back as I hike below the face. The notch I came through seen center.

Back on the ridge, continuing toward Precipice Peak's summit.

Incredible features below to the east.

View back along the ridge crest, the notch seen right of center.

A Class 2+ move.

Uncompahgre Peak seen in the distance.

View back along the colorful ridgeline.


Another shot back, higher up.

Class 2 on loose terrain.


Higher up, neat conglomerate-like features.

Close-up back toward the ridgeline so far.

Wider shot back, the trailhead seen on the right.

Nearing the false summit, a little wrap-around. Past the false summit is a small dip with a Class 2 move, and then the true summit.

Precipice Peak summit, view back toward the false summit.

Close-up toward Uncompahgre and Wetterhorn.

View toward Dunsinane Mountain (right of center) and Courthouse Mountain (left).

Dunsinane Mountain and Turret Ridge.
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