Berthoud Pass to Henderson Mine Hike 06/27/2018
This hike is part of the Continental Divide Trail.  It was a 8.22 mile hike from Berthoud Pass
at
11,307 feet to Stanley Mountain at 12,548' to Henderson Mine at 10,601'.
The sign at Berthoud Pass
View to the east of Colorado
Mountain
The Continental Divide Trail to
the east toward Berthoud Pass
Approaching the summit of
the 1st peak
View to the northwest at the
treeline
We meet 2 CDT hikers going
from Mexico to Canada.  The guy
is from England and the lady
from Ireland
.
To the west is our next
challenge
The wildflowers were small but
everywhere
Looking back to the northeast.
At 3.43 miles from Berthoud
Pass we approach Stanley
Mountain
.
Bethoud Pass CDT trailhead
Sign for Vasquez Wilderness
The summit of Stanley Mountain
At 4.24 miles the summit of
Stanley Mountain
.
Panoramic to the North at 1.5 miles from the Pass
Panoramic to the South at 1.5 miles from the Pass
Looking ahead to the
southwest.
There are always wildflowers.
Sometimes the wildflowers are
very unusual
.
Soon we see Henderson Mine
as we go down the south side
of Stanley Mountain
.
We meet another CDT hiker
going from Mexico to Canada.  
He is from Switzerland.
We meet 4 CDT hikers going from
Mexico to Canada.  
Left to right
they are from Massachusetts,
Indiana, New Zealand and
Colorado
.
After 8.22 miles we reach the
Henderson Trailhead
.
Vasquez Pass valley looking south--note
Red Mountain