Summit approach profile

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Claims and evidence

Summit approach profile

Condition dependencies
  • snow conditions
  • ice axe or crampons may be needed
  • exposure
Current conditions required
Yes
Difficulty
class 3 to class 4 upper terrain
Maintained approach
Little Lakes Valley past Long and Gem Lakes
Navigation grade
No
Off trail continuation
Dade Lake, Cox Col, and Ulrichs Route
Primary trailhead
Mosquito Flat
Source tier
third party reference only
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

No claim spatial scope recorded.

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The community route reference describes a Little Lakes Valley approach past Long and Gem Lakes, then travel toward Dade Lake, Cox Col, and Ulrichs Route; the upper route includes class 3 to class 4 terrain and condition-dependent snow equipment.

    Publisher
    SummitPost community reference
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-24T02:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: SummitPost community reference

Recorded observations

Browse observations separately (1)

The community route reference describes a Little Lakes Valley approach past Long and Gem Lakes, then travel toward Dade Lake, Cox Col, and Ulrichs Route; the upper route includes class 3 to class 4 terrain and condition-dependent snow equipment.

Publisher
SummitPost community reference
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-24T02:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: SummitPost community reference

Published record history

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Historical evidence is not a guarantee of current conditions.