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| Hiking | 2.75 Miles |
885 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.75 Miles | 3 Hrs 15 Mns | | 0.85 mph |
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| partners | | We hiked this after bagging Signal. It can be done separately if you prefer, and I posted a separate triplog for Signal, despite hiking both together. Stats posted are for the hike from the south peak on Signal to Ten Ewe summit and back to the TH. It took 95 minutes to get 1.25 miles from Summit to Ten Ewe, and 1:45 to get 1.5 miles down.
From the TH to Ten Ewe and back excluding Summit would be about 1.5 miles each way with an AEG of 2,014.
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After summiting Signal Peak, Bob and I decided to head toward Ten Ewe. Research showed that others have done it, but it wasn't totally clear what the best route was. From Signal the potential routes looked a bit daunting. I brought binoculars, and from the summit of Signal, I was unable to determine a route that would even be potentially possible. This peak is well guarded on all sides by dozens of feet (and in some cases, hundreds of feet) of vertical cliff faces.
As we descended from Signal toward a saddle above the Signal route we got a bit of a better idea of what was ahead. There's a drainage on the northwest slope of the mountain that has a couple of accessible chutes leading up to a ridge that has easy access to the peak. The lower chute is full of overgrown brush and tops out well below the summit, while the upper chute is steeper, features a couple of climbs, but no brush, and tops out much closer to the peak.
We opted for the upper, rocky chute. It was a fun scramble, I'd say it pushes class-4. So much so, that I was happy there was an alternate choice to descend. At the top of the chute, the hike to the summit is easy. Bob swore he saw three ewes (not ten), but when I arrived, there was nothing but sheep pellets, which is pretty much a standard thing in these mountains.
On the way down we decided to descend the lower, overgrown chute, which was mostly uneventful. I would recommend this route for the ascent for anybody who prefers an easier route. There are a couple of shelves above the chute that you need to hike around or climb to get higher and access the peak, but no big deal.
From the bottom of the chutes, we descended in the drainage straight down toward the Signal route and met it at the overgrown mesquite "tunnel" which is 1-mile from the trailhead. The hike down from there was easy and uneventful.
Nice hike, and great to bag a peak that so few others visit! |
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