Trip Report
Third Burroughs Traverse
A last chance to visit Burroughs Mountain (3rd, 2nd, 1st) with a greatly reduced volume of other parties (Sunrise road closure, winterish white-out conditions). A great loop (13 miles, 4000’) which included White River Campground, the trail to Glacier Basin, Burroughs, and Shadow Lake.
Dave Morgan
October 27, 2020
- Sat, Oct 24, 2020
- Third Burroughs & Skyscraper Traverse
- Scrambling
- Successful
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- Road suitable for all vehicles
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- Freezing temperatures at the White River Campground, and in the teens on the summit of 3rd Burroughs, with a ~10 mph wind for some extra chill. We brought micro-spikes and snowshoes as sometimes the drifts can be deep, but only the micro-spikes were used. Needless to say several puffy layers were mandatory.
- A just in time opening of forest fire damaged Highway 410 (albeit with a 15 minute gravel detour) allowed us to take advantage of this last weekend of access to the White River Campground.
We were treated to a very brief glimpse of Observation Rock and Liberty Cap from the summit of 3rd Burroughs, but the remainder of the day was a total white out:
Total time of 8 hours, with 3.5 hours to the summit of 3rd Burroughs. Photos from this and other trips to this venue can be seen here.