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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Glen Lake Peak, Bitterroot Range

From left to right: Bass Peak, Heavenly Twins, St. Joseph (in the distance), and St. Mary
If you don't have a ton of time, or have young ones, and want to get up on top of something in the Bitterroot, this trip is a good one. Glen Lake is known as a good introductory hiking/backpacking trip for families, as the lake is only a few miles in from the trail head without much elevation gain. If you continue on from the lake, following the inlet stream upwards, you'll come to two more small lakes that are less-visited and would make for great camps. At the head of this upper basin is Glen Lake Peak (8608 feet). It's only about 4 miles from the trail head with 2500 feet of gain, which is about as mellow as it gets for a peak in the Bitterroot. The views to the north from the summit of the St. Mary/Heavenly Twins ridge are the best that can be had. 

Excellent directions to the trail head and the summit can be found in Michael Hoyt's, Bitterroot Summits, and Michael also has a Summitpost page here with roughly the same information.
Ranger Peak ridge.

Pudge and Gash Point

Pudge again and the Heavenly Twin/St. Mary ridge. 

Chasing sticks

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