
Hiking route
上週六和登山隊前去Guanella Pass附近的Silver Dollar Lake健行,因天氣欠佳,冒雨登上Silver Dollar Lake和Murry Lake後匆忙下山;領隊品菁女士曾詢及由Murry Lake攀登Argentine Peak的可行性,上網查了一下資料發覺是可行的,而且有多數登山客是採取Square Top~Argentine~Wilcox loop的O形環走方式,但中間有一段路是必須經過Naylor Lake的私人領域,那是一種非法行為,我利用本週一大晴天特地前往一探路況。
為了避開侵入Naylor Lake的私人領域我採取由Silver Dollar Lake Trailhead起登,到Murry Lake後先攀登Mount Wilcox,然後沿Wilcox~ Argentine稜線攀登Argentine,之後再沿Argentine南稜下到Argentine~Square Top鞍部,屆時視時間及體力決定進一步行程,要是時間及體力許可下續登Square Top Mountain後原路回到Argentine~Square Top鞍部,然後向東下切回到Murry Lake接上Silver Dollar Lake Trail回到登山口;如果時間或體力不許可則行至Argentine~Square Top鞍部後捨去攀登Square Top Mountain隨即下切回登山口,反正Square Top Mountain在十多年前即已攀登過了!
本文圖片有團體照之照片是上週六和登山隊去健行的照片,因路線相同加之當天天候不佳拍照不多,當天行程不再另寫紀錄,特將當天團體照張貼在今天的紀錄中。
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Silver Dollar Lake:海拔 11,950呎/3,642公尺
Murry Lake:海拔12,150呎/3,703公尺
Mount Wilcox:海拔 13,408呎/4,087公尺
Argentine Peak:海拔 13,738 呎/4,187 公尺
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從丹佛沿I-70州際公路西行,在Exit 228下交流道進入小鎮Georgetown,然後一路沿“Guanella Pass”南行;9.5哩抵Guanella Pass Campground,再行0.1哩遇右岔Naylor Lake Road,右轉Naylor Lake Road立即抵達Silver Dollar and Murray Lake第一登山口,小車停此,但車位很少(六七部左右),在右轉Naylor Lake Road之前道路左側另有一較大停車場。四傳車輛可沿Naylor Lake Road土石路續行0.7哩抵達第二停車場。
08:10 第一登山口出發,海拔約10,880呎(3,316公尺);
Silver Dollar Lake 1st Trailhead

Silver Dollar Lake 1st Trailhead (
shot on 2018.08.18)
沿著Naylor Lake Road西行,一開始路有點陡,沿路林間幾處營地有人在露營。
08:30 抵達第二登山口,海拔約11,200呎(3,414公尺),距第一登山口約0.7哩,路旁空地蠻大的,可停不少車子;道路續行通往Naylor Lake,那是一座私人湖泊勿進,Silver Dollar and Murry Lake第二登山口左岔小徑上山。
Silver Dollar Lake 2nd Trailhead
小徑先在松林間穿行一陣子後便穿越森林線,一路在Square Top Mountain北坡下爬升,偶而是岩石坡,偶而是高可及腰的willow樹叢,沿途俯瞰右側山坡下的私人湖泊Naylor Lake;
Naylor Lake
此段山徑坡度不大,走來蠻舒服的。
On the trail to Silver Dollar Lake, looking towards Square Top (left) 、Argentine(mid) and Wilcox (right)
09:30 抵達第一個湖泊Silver Dollar Lake,海拔 11,950呎(3,642公尺),距第一登山口約2.5哩,她安詳的躺臥在海拔13,794呎(4,204公尺)的Square Top Mountain北坡下; 
Silver Dollar Lake

Silver Dollar Lake (
shot on 2018.08.18)
Silver Dollar Lake
休息拍照後續往Murry Lake,Murry Lake距Silver Dollar Lake約有半哩路,爬升約250呎,從Silver Dollar Lake的北岸沿小徑稍往西北爬升,沒多久即抵達Silver Dollar Lake的北岸稜線,海拔約12,200呎(3,719公尺),Murry Lake就在北邊幾十呎的稜線下。
Looking down on Naylor lake & Silver Dollar Lake on the way up to Murray Lake

Naylor Lake from the trail above Silver Dollar Lake
10:05 下抵Murry Lake,海拔12,150呎(3,703公尺),距第一登山口約3.0哩;
Murry Lake
Murry Lake (shot on 2018.08.18)
此湖比Silver Dollar Lake小了一點;在此觀察一下上Mount Wilcox的路線後取右下行,然後由一條乾溪溝上攀到Mount Wilcox南坡下谷地,由Murry Lake上到Mount Wilcox一路無明顯路跡,全得靠自行研判行進路線。 
Mount Wilcox from Murry Lake

Looking south at Square Top Mountain from Wilcox's south slope
10:30 上到Mount Wilcox南面山坡下山谷凹地,山谷凹地長滿矮柳樹叢(willows),觀察一下上Mount Wilcox西南稜的路線後先沿柳樹叢左側上行,行約數十公尺再右切穿過柳樹叢。
Looking towards Argentine Peak from the vallley
10:35 穿過柳樹叢(willows)到Mount Wilcox山腳下朝Mount Wilcox和Argentine Peak間的鞍部爬升,這段路毫無路跡,全靠登山者自行判斷路線上攀;如果越取左往低鞍上切,到稜線後再右轉沿Mount Wilcox西南稜登頂距離較長,但坡度較緩,如果越取右往稜線上切,到稜線後再右轉沿Mount Wilcox西南稜登頂距離較短,但坡度較陡峭,我則依自己事先規劃的路線往上爬升。
Looking east at Evans、the Sawtooth & Biestadt from Wilcox's south slope
11:15 登上Mount Wilcox西南稜稜線,此處海拔約12,960呎/ 3,950公尺,距登山口約3.78哩/6.05公里;在稜線上東望Mount Evans、Mount Bierstadt兩座14ers,西眺待會兒要去攀登的Argentine Peak和遠方的兩座14ers~Grays & Torreys Peaks;
Facing northeast from Argentine~Wilcox saddle
南望Silver Dollar Lake 上頭的Square Top Mountain;
Looking south at Square Top Mountain from Wilcox's southwest ridge
北邊則是Mount Wilcox西南稜的稜線直通山頂;
Terrain up to Mount Wilcox
在此右轉沿Mount Wilcox西南稜稜線上攀,路徑不是很清楚,自行循路上行。
From near the summit of Wilcox, Looking back the ridge toward Argentine
11:44 登上Mount Wilcox山頂,海拔13,408呎/ 4,087公尺,距登山口約4.19哩/6.75公里。
Me on the summit of Mount Wilcox
Mount Wilcox是全科羅拉多排名第315的高山,也是全科羅拉多州排名第262名的13ers (海拔介於13,000呎~13,999呎之高山總稱),今天天氣良好,山頂有360度的展望,只可惜最近全美各地的森林大火影響空氣品質,視線不是很清晰。
Looking west at Argentine & Grays、Torreys Peaks from Wilcox's summit

A panorama South~West from Wilcox's summit

A panorama East~South from Wilcox's summit

A panorama West~North from Wilcox's summit

Looking east at Evans & Bierstadt from Wilcox's summit

Looking down on the northeast ridge of Mount Wilcox from It's summit
12:00 下山,循原路下山前往Argentine Peak,規劃路線是沿Mount Wilcox西南稜下到Mount Wilcox/Argentine Peak間鞍部後再沿Argentine Peak東南稜上到Argentine Peak山頂。
12:38 下到Mount Wilcox/Argentine Peak間鞍部最低鞍,海拔約12,900呎/3,932 公尺,距登山口約4.77哩/7.68公里。
Argentine Peak from the saddle between Argentine & Wilcox

Facing southwest from Argentine~Wilcox saddle
從最低鞍沿Argentine Peak東南稜朝西北方往Argentine Peak山頂爬升,這一段