Colorado 14ers: Mount Sherman

Mount Sherman

Dist: 4.19 mi	Points: 1651	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

SHE001

Location: 39.195171°, -106.137039°
Follow 4WD road to the NW from the Fourmile Creek trailhead

SHE002

Location: 39.197296°, -106.139877°
Bear L @ 3-way; follow road as it curves to the W

SHE003

Location: 39.199070°, -106.151047°
Keep straight @ T; continue gentle NW ascent

SHE004

Location: 39.207260°, -106.164803°
Continue heading NW; Mt. Sheridan's rounded summit dominates the W skyline

SHE005

Location: 39.208210°, -106.170197°
Pass the Dauntless Mine. In 100 yds., turn R @ 3-way; head NW beneath Mt. Sheridan's E slopes

SHE006

Location: 39.209908°, -106.173096°
Bear R @ Y, heading NE

SHE007

Location: 39.211578°, -106.172012°
Bear R @ Y

SHE008

Location: 39.214378°, -106.175499°
Begin switchback ascent of saddle connecting Mt. Sheridan and Mt. Sherman; pass remnants of the Hilltop Mine; cairns lead the way

SHE009

Location: 39.215870°, -106.177696°
Turn R on saddle; head N to ascend Sherman's SW ridge. Optional mileage: Turn L on saddle, and head S for .7 mi. to summit Mt. Sheridan

SHE010

Location: 39.220379°, -106.175301°
Follow ridge to the NE toward Sherman's gently rounded summit

SHE011

Location: 39.225121°, -106.170097°
Mt. Sherman (14,036 ft.): Relax on Sherman's flat summit; look N for views of the Mosquito Range; look SW to find Mt. Sheridan's gentle summit; retrace route