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THIS HIKE WAS SUBMITTED MATT LUX |
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| Last Updated: September 04, 2007 | ||
Difficulty |
Somewhat Difficult | |
Connects
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Lazy Mountain | |
Miles
One
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6 | |
Miles
from
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40 | |
General Vicinity |
Matanuska Valley (near the town of Palmer) | |
Season |
June through October | |
Description |
Began this hike at the McRoberts
Creek Trailhead, then take the left fork and follow the trail up to
Lazy Mountain. From Lazy Mtn, I traversed the ridgeline to
Matanuska Peak. The trail becomes faint as the approach up Mat Peak
begins but the route is straight forward. I Came out on the McRoberts
trail, which follows the valley floor. ***** The following was emailed to me by Jordan Laughlin: "Hello, I have been looking at your site and I was looking on adding/fixing some information. On the Matanuska Peak hike, the Miles One Way is 4.1 if you use the Matanuska Peak trail. As well as to add some comment too that it is a great hike, it will probably take 7-8 hrs round trip. It is steep at first then it is flat, then it is steep. Also, be careful with the scree a little bit of the way up the second steep part". ***** ***** The following was submitted anonymously: 
-This accessible mountain
walk ends in a mountain ascent, that while difficult, is doable for most
people given time, determination and good sense. The
reward is unforgettable in my opinion.
Difficulty: Somewhat Difficult: In 1971, a group of four laid down on the ridge while coming down and wished we could call the Rescue Coordination Center for aerovac. It was almost dark and we were really tired. Leave early, take it slow, and enjoy the spectacular visual panorama at the top. Very near the summit go to the right while ascending and avoid the obvious steep cliff where it blocks the ridge and appears impassible. Huge boulders at the summit; be careful. This mountain walk takes plenty of time
and determination to accomplish. At 24 I was in good shape but found
this climb difficult. The reward is the privilege of standing in
downtown Palmer or out at the Alaska State Fairgrounds and looking to
the ragged line of mountains to the East. I see the highest, Matanuska
Peak (ex Beyer's Peak and Mt. Vigor) and remember standing on top. I
recall the day I walked up 6110' to the top of the highest mountain I've
ever climbed. It is a good feeling. Bears
have been spotted in the bowl more frequently in the past year. On 8/29
I tried to hike over the south col to camp in the adjacent valley, but
because of my late start I ended up making camp in the bowl at about
midnight. The next morning I noticed a sheep kill about 200 yards from
where I slept. On the way back down the trail I flushed a black bear out
of the alders before I even knew it was there. It was quite unnerving,
though the bear was obviously more terrified of me. I only got two good
pictures before it disappeared over the hill. Anyway, just be smart up
there. |
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Important Information |
There is a lot of scree on this hike, I would recommend wearing gaiters. | |
Etc. |
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