Blue Canyon and Blackcap Basin 2022
Blue Canyon Peak and upper lakes
Monday, August 22, 2022
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Enjoyable hike with light loads around the upper part of Blue Canyon.
Journal Entry: Got started 8:45am or so. Uphill to above the first lake (10,580 ft), then followed a creek part way to the high lake at a little over 11,000 ft. Continued from there up slabs mixed with talus to a saddle south of Blue Canyon Peak, then up to the top (11,860 ft), getting there 12:15 or so. Took our time enjoying the awesome views. Headed down past Lake 10580 ft, then over to Lake 10401 ft (Ron stopped a half mile short). Beautiful lake with a forest on the north shore and a view from the outlet to the valley below. Got back to camp just after 5pm. Tough but awesome day! Weather holds with just puffy clouds most of the day.
 western Lake 10351 from above in the morning |
 Blue Canyon Peak (center) |
 Finger Peak |  grass around creek |
 Finger Peak over small lake |  Blue Canyon Peak |
 slabs we climbed to Blue Canyon Peak |  Lake 11010 below |
 Blue Canyon Peak from saddle |  upper basin of Blue Canyon |
 view east from saddle, Goddard Creek far below |  view north from Blue Canyon Peak, Mt. Goddard at center |
 view east from Blue Canyon Peak, Palisades in far distance |  view southwest from Blue Canyon Peak |
 Ron on Blue Canyon Peak |  zoom on Mt. Goddard |
 zoom on Palisades |  Steve and Ron on Blue Canyon Peak |
 saddle from below |  Lake 11010 below |
 Finger Peak over pond |  Lake 10580 from above |
 Peak 12096 over Lake 10580 |  eastern Lake 10351 |
 Finger Peak over eastern Lake 10351 |  Lake 10401 from the north |
 Lake 10401 |  lake in the valley below, Mantle Pass top right of center |
 Finger Peak and eastern Lake 10351 | |