{"id":12497,"date":"2018-03-13T08:10:30","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T14:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=12497"},"modified":"2018-10-13T15:23:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T21:23:59","slug":"naya-nuki-peak-sacagawea-peak-montana-with-mountaineer-jobe-wymore-7-21-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=12497","title":{"rendered":"Naya Nuki Peak & Sacagawea Peak, Montana with Mountaineer Jobe Wymore (7-21-17)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 14 of Lupe’s 2017 Dingo Vacation to the Wind River Range, Wyoming & Select Peaks in Montana<\/em><\/p>\n

Shortly before 6:00 AM, Lupe spotted Jobe’s silver Rubicon coming up Fairy Lake Road.\u00a0 Mr. Wymore was right on time, as usual.\u00a0 Loop and SPHP hitched a ride with Jobe the remaining two miles to the trailhead near the Fairy Lake campground.<\/p>\n

It was the first time the Carolina Dog had ever been in Jobe’s Rubicon.\u00a0 As expected after yesterday’s adventure at Mount Powell<\/span><\/a> (10,168 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, the Grateful Dead were playing on the stereo.<\/p>\n

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Loop next to Jobe’s silver Rubicon at the Fairy Lake campground trailhead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe caught only a glimpse of Fairy Lake before leaving the trailhead.\u00a0 The trail to Sacagawea Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,650 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> started out winding up through forest in a generally SW direction.\u00a0 Loop gained elevation steadily, and was soon above most of the trees.\u00a0 A red sun had just cleared mountains on the E horizon.<\/p>\n

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A red sun had just cleared mountains to the E when Lupe got above treeline not far from the start of the trail up Mount Sacagawea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trail was good and well-traveled.\u00a0 It continued SW up into a large U-shaped valley where only scattered stands of trees grew.\u00a0 The rocky slopes surrounding the valley glowed in the early morning sunlight.<\/p>\n

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Rock formations of the lower N slopes of Sacagawea Peak<\/strong> glow beautifully in early morning sunlight. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Approaching the large U-shaped valley. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jobe & Lupe enter the U-shaped valley. The trail to Sacagawea Peak passes through the length of this valley, ultimately switchbacking up the slope at the far end to the saddle above. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jobe<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was in fine form again today, regaling SPHP with tales of peakbagging adventures, and the incredible exploits and habits of some of the mountaineers he had become acquainted with over the years.<\/p>\n

Time flew by.\u00a0 The saddle at the end of the U-shaped valley was only a mile from the trailhead as the crow flies, perhaps 1.5 miles as the trail went.\u00a0 The day seemed like it had hardly even begun, when Lupe started switchbacking her way up the slope below the saddle.<\/p>\n

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Jobe pauses partway up the steep slope below the saddle to scan the terrain above. Meanwhile, Lupe roams around blending in pretty well with the mountainside. She’s visible just above Jobe’s hiking poles. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A cool W breeze was blowing up at the saddle when Lupe, Jobe & SPHP arrived.\u00a0 Trails went in several directions from here.\u00a0 Sacagawea Peak was in view less than 0.5 mile to the SE.\u00a0 A trail led up the mountain’s NW ridge.<\/p>\n

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From the saddle, Sacagawea Peak (L) is visible less than 0.5 mile away. Lupe poses by the trail up the NW ridge, while Jobe puts on a windbreaker. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trail up Sacagawea Peak’s NW ridge was great.\u00a0 Lupe gained elevation rapidly.\u00a0 A couple hundred feet below Sacagawea’s summit she came to an unexpected intersection.\u00a0 A fainter, but still easily discernible trail continued SE across the rocky upper SW slopes of a long ridge, destined for a high point at the far end.<\/p>\n

That high point, a little less than 0.5 mile away, was Naya Nuki Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,581 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Naya Nuki didn’t look hard to get to at all.\u00a0 The trail to it was fairly level, neither gaining nor losing significant elevation on the way.\u00a0 Jobe wondered if Lupe would like to go to Naya Nuki first before hitting Sacagawea?<\/p>\n

Sure, why not?\u00a0 It looked easy.<\/p>\n

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Temporary change of plans. Instead of climbing Sacagawea Peak, Jobe & Lupe head for Naya Nuki Peak (Center). Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Getting to Naya Nuki was<\/strong><\/em> easy, too!\u00a0 Twenty minutes later, Lupe, Jobe and SPHP were at the summit.\u00a0 Again today, the air was hazy with smoke from forest fires out W.\u00a0 Little could be seen toward far horizons, but views closer by of the Bridger Range were only partially impaired and still grand.<\/p>\n

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Success! Lupe reaches the summit of Naya Nuki Peak<\/strong> in the Bridger Range. Jobe is off by the summit cairn. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sacagawea Peak<\/strong> (L) from Naya Nuki Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking S along the spine of the Bridger Range. Ross Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,004 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is in sunshine on the R.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe astride Naya Nuki Peak’s summit cairn. Sacagawea Peak<\/strong> is on the L. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Yes, I made it. It was pretty easy, too!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jobe’s turn at the S end of Naya Nuki<\/strong>‘s summit ridge. Ross Peak<\/strong> (Center) in sunshine. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After 15 minutes enjoying the views up on Naya Nuki Peak, it was time to head back to tag Sacagawea Peak, which after all was still the day’s primary objective.<\/p>\n

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Jobe starts back toward Sacagawea Peak<\/strong> (L), while Lupe returns to urge SPHP onward. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Half an hour after leaving Naya Nuki, everyone was at the summit of Sacagawea Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,650 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Jobe and SPHP signed the summit registry.\u00a0 SPHP made sure Lupe’s name was on it, too.<\/p>\n

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Lupe and Jobe at the summit of Sacagawea Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A closer look at Loop & Jobe on Sacagawea’s summit. Sacagawea Peak<\/strong> has 2 main peakbagging claims to fame. It has 3,930 ft. of prominence, and is the highest point in Montana’s Bridger Range. The mountain is named after Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who served as an interpreter for the Lewis & Clark Expedition in the early 1800’s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With 3,930 feet of prominence, the views from Sacagawea Peak were tremendous, despite being partially impaired by the hazy conditions.<\/p>\n

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Naya Nuki Peak<\/strong>, where Lupe, Jobe & SPHP had just come from is on the L. Ross Peak<\/strong> is farther away on the R. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ross Peak <\/span><\/a>(9,004 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R) from Sacagawea Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking S. Ross Peak<\/strong> on the L.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking down Sacagawea Peak<\/strong>‘s rough NE ridge. Fairy Lake is hidden from view in the valley beyond this ridge. High Point 8650<\/span><\/strong> is at far L on the more distant forested ridge. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Views of the mountains to the N, formed of layers of rock uplifted to very steeply inclined positions, were particularly impressive.\u00a0 Some of the exposed bands were quite colorful.\u00a0 Differences in color and how the rock had eroded away produced a near vertically striped effect.<\/p>\n

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View to the NW along the spine of the Bridger Range from Sacagawea Peak<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The summit of Pomp Peak<\/a><\/span> (9,562 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is the rounded high point slightly L of Center just past the eroded rock bands.\u00a0 When Sacagawea gave birth to a son, members of the Lewis & Clark expedition gave him the nickname “Little Pomp” or “Pompy”. The peak beyond Pomp Peak<\/strong> with the large snowbank on it is Hardscrabble Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,575 ft.)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pomp Peak<\/strong> (Center) with Hardscrabble Peak<\/strong> the next one beyond it slightly to the R. The saddle to Pomp Peak<\/strong> is seen below on the L. This is the same saddle Lupe had climbed up to on the way up from the trailhead near Fairy Lake. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although Lupe, Jobe and SPHP remained only 15 minutes or so up on Sacagawea Peak, the Carolina Dog tried to sneak in a quick Dingo nap.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the summit offered little in the way of amenities.<\/p>\n

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Loop tries to sneak in a quick Dingo nap, but Sacagawea’s summit wasn’t particularly comfortable. Naya Nuki Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,581 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (Center) is in the background. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Less than 3 hours had gone by since Lupe had left the trailhead when she, Jobe and SPHP left Sacagawea Peak’s summit and started down.<\/p>\n

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Jobe & Lupe in the lead on the way down. Naya Nuki Peak<\/strong> is on the L. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking S down Dry Canyon<\/strong>. Ross Peak<\/strong> on the L.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jobe had asked SPHP earlier if Lupe would like to climb Pomp Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,562 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and possibly Hardscrabble Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,575 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>?\u00a0 Jobe didn’t intend to climb either of them, but was willing to wait for Lupe at the saddle, if she and SPHP wanted to do more.\u00a0 Naya Nuki and Sacagawea hadn’t taken all that long.\u00a0 Since Loop had gotten off to such an early start this morning, there was still plenty of time left in the day.<\/p>\n

SPHP had seriously considered Jobe’s generous offer, but concluded Lupe really shouldn’t accept for several reasons.\u00a0 First of all, Loop and SPHP were now tagging along with Jobe on a trip he had planned.\u00a0 It really wasn’t right to make him wait.\u00a0 Secondly, a trail that could be seen going up Pomp Peak from the saddle appeared to vanish high up on a steep slope above cliffs.\u00a0 Maybe Pomp Peak was more dangerous terrain than Loop and SPHP were used to?<\/p>\n

Both of those considerations were important, but the third and final reason was the real clincher.\u00a0 The original purpose in joining Jobe on this Dingo Vacation had been to climb as far up Crazy Peak<\/span><\/a> (11,209 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> with him as possible.\u00a0 Crazy Peak was on a ton of peakbagging lists, and one of only two peaks remaining on the EPIC list<\/strong><\/span><\/a> which Jobe hadn’t climbed yet.\u00a0 Looper wanted to be there, at the summit if at all possible, to congratulate Jobe when he got it.<\/p>\n

Crazy Peak was not a trivial climb, however.\u00a0 The completely off-trail route Jobe intended to take up the SE ridge would be 5 or 6 miles long, involve 4,300 feet of elevation gain, and might well border on the edge of what Lupe and SPHP were capable of doing.\u00a0 And the attempt on Crazy Peak was tomorrow!<\/p>\n

So in the end, SPHP declined Jobe’s kind offer on Lupe’s behalf.\u00a0 It was simply more important to be as rested as possible for Crazy Peak than to tag Pomp or Hardscrabble.\u00a0 Once at the saddle, instead of continuing on to tackle Pomp Peak, the American Dingo took the trail down into the U-shaped valley leading back to the trailhead.<\/p>\n

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Jobe on the way back down to the saddle. Pomp Peak<\/strong> is in the background. SPHP turned down Jobe’s kind offer to wait for Lupe while she climbed Pomp Peak<\/strong>. It was more important to rest up for Crazy Peak<\/strong> tomorrow!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The U-shaped valley N of Sacagawea Peak from the saddle. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jobe gave Lupe and SPHP another ride in his Rubicon back to the G6.\u00a0 Much later in the day, he rendezvoused with the Carolina Dog again at the Big Timber picnic ground E of Crazy Peak.\u00a0 Lupe spent the evening relaxing and listening in, while Jobe and SPHP chatted until dusk.\u00a0 What she thought of the wide variety of fascinating tales Jobe related, she never really said.<\/p>\n

Related Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

To the Wildcat Hills of Nebraska with Mountaineer Jobe Wymore (4-2-16)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Mount Powell, Montana with Mountaineer Jobe Wymore (7-20-17)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Crazy Peak, Montana – On the Verge of EPIC with Mountaineer Jobe Wymore (7-22-17)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Notes:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On the way down the U-shaped valley on the way back to the trailhead, Lupe passed by a wedding party on its way up to Sacagawea Peak for the happy occasion.\u00a0 Not all events on the mountain have been so cheerful.<\/em><\/p>\n

On 8-15-15, friends and family of prolific peakbagger Edward Earl<\/strong><\/span><\/a> climbed Sacagawea Peak to scatter some of his ashes<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Edward had passed away on 6-19-15 trying to cross the Jago River following an unsuccessful attempt on Mount Isto<\/span><\/a> (8,976 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> in the Brooks Range in remote NE Alaska.\u00a0 Only a little over 3 years before, Edward had climbed the mountain to scatter his mother’s ashes<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lupe has succeeded in reaching the summits of a number of peaks aided by excellent detailed directions contained in trip reports written by Edward Earl, but sadly never got to meet him.<\/em><\/p>\n

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