Definitely an early leave camp piece but worth it!! El Diente only has 239 ft prominence, so by a strict 300 foot cutoff rule it would not be counted as a separate peak from its higher neighbor Mount Wilson. El Diente is a steep and dangerously loose mountain. Pikas provide a cute break from the rock scrambling, if you can spot them! procede with extreme caution. Meeting time and place are organized directly with your guide. Summited at 8:40am... great views of the full length of the El Diente-Wilson ridge from the top. Finally at the end of the ridge (took us 2hr15min), all that remained was the Mt Wilson summit ridge crux. We summited El Diente from the Navajo Lake side instead. As a result, it is one of the most challenging climbs among Colorado's fourteeners. Parents refers to a larger category under which an object falls. Coming back is tough through all the rock fields. El Diente (Spanish for "the teeth") is one of the more dramatic peaks in Colorado in terms of local relief and steepness and is one of the most challenging climbs among Colorado's 14ers. The Phil scrambled up and over the ridge crest with a couple moves of huge exposure and I followed quickly behind. There is a section near the top that requires you to scale very large boulders that are sitting nearly vertical. El Diente and Mt. July, 2010: El Diente Peak from Kilpacker Creek. Mt Wilson and El Diente Peak are connected by a narrow, spiney ridge. March, 2016: Summit shots from Mt. Training for Climbing: Four Cornerstone Texts. The elevation of El Diente Peak includes an adjustment of +1.906 m (+6.25 ft) from, "Mount Wilson, Wilson Peak, and El Diente Peak", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=El_Diente_Peak&oldid=960186645, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 June 2020, at 15:45. Long day! Completed the great El Diente/Mount Wilson traverse and peaked Mount Wilson at 12:10pm. Enter your email and we’ll send password reset instructions: El Diente Peak is a Colorado 14er in the San Miguel Range of the San Juan Mountains. Start at the Kilpacker trail and finish at the Navajo Lake trail. Wilson on a winter climb of the east face. El Diente Peak is an unranked Fourteener in the San Miguel Mountains. Instead, peakery shows vertical gain for specific routes up peaks. I also added Mt Wilson, but did not do it through the traverse. We started from the Silver Pick basin and camped in an old cabin there. Hence, it is often regarded as a full-fledged fourteener. Click to view pano. Peak Mountain Guides is an equal opportunity service provider. Combining the terrain and the weather patterns result in a a serious undertaking. Children refers to the set of objects that logically fall under a given object. 2.5 bathrooms EL DIENTE PEAK WAS DESIGNED BY LGA STUDIOS Please note that the square footage for a ranch plan reflects the From that point on we were in snow for about 70% of the next 7+ hours, and in and out of our crampons 7-8 times for rock and snow conditions. So this review might not be applicable to those coming from Kilpacker Trail. My highest note of caution: WEAR ANKLE-HIGH HIKING BOOTS AND WATCH OUT FOR SHIFTING/FALLING BOULDERS!!!! I had one boulder break loose and careen down the mountain, narrowly missing us. The 14,165-foot (4,317 m) peak is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 10.5 miles (16.9 km) north by east (bearing 8°) of the Town of … Phil and I kicked it up a few gears and flew through the crux climb from the saddle up and over 14K feet... adrenaline powered me through some sketchy (fifth class?) Our packs were heavy, having packed for an epic we realized was unlikely to happen after seeing the snow free south side of the ridge driving in from Cortez. Experience San Juan alpine climbing at it’s best with Peak Mountain Guides. Read about it on 14ers. Peaked El Diente at 9:20. El Diente Climbing Notes. This is a private program, no one else will be paired with your party. Note that prominence is not the same thing as a peak’s vertical drop, which is usually extremely difficult to calculate because a peak’s base elevation can be highly subjective. Loose rock and plenty of exposure. —, "Headed out in the dark from Navajo Lake campsite at 4:45am. —. If your photo isn't featured, it will still be added to the full collection of photos for this peak. Got caught up in some serious moves in the gendarmes but after that it was smooth going... until at the base of the saddle I looked over my shoulder and dark black sky was almost overhead! Prominence ranks are calculated only for peaks with known prominence. 360° Panorama from the summit of Wilson Peak. Be the first to submit your climbing note! Solid class 4. However the 3/4 mile connecting ridge is a significant Class 4 climbing challenge, making El Diente more independent than its prominence would indicate. Click to view pano. Aconcagua mountain page is a child of the 'Aconcagua Group' and the 'Seven Summits.' Views are breathtaking on the ascent. This is the classic 14er ridge traverse in Colorado! SEASON April – June 30 & September 15 – November. April – June 30 &September 15 – November, COST1 Person: $7002 People: $462 per person. 07 July 2019 El Diente is one of the more dramatic peaks in Colorado in terms of local relief and steepness. There are cairns but they are widely spaced and hard to spot among the rocks. 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