GC4JRP2 Peak 10 - Tribute to RDAD
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: estes01 @ | Hide Date: 08/12/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 26.591 W106° 06.172 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
       

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FTF - Congratulations to WingsAndTales and Kenyansherpa!

This is a tribute to RDAD because he doesn't want one, but deserves one.

The Tenmile Range has ten numbered peaks, with Peak 10 being the highest at 13,633 feet. Peak 10 offers wonderful views of the rest of the Tenmile Range and the Gore Range to the north, the Mosquito Range to the south, and the Front Range to the east.

My son and I drove to the top using the road that starts behind the Breckenridge stables and parked at the weather monitoring station near the summit (see waypoints). How far you can drive depends on your vehicle - 4WD is necessary to reach the top and there are several pulloffs at points along the way for 2WD vehicles. Other routes include the Wheeler Trail from either Copper Mountain or Spruce Creek, and traversing the ridgetop from either Crystal Peak or Peak 9. See route map in the gallery. The rating reflects a summer hiking route, but it may be more or less difficult depending on your approach and the season.

*Note: According to WingsAndTales, it's not a good idea to descend the north side of Peak 10 in order to get to Peak 9 – it's steep and the rocks are very loose. She suggests going back down the Peak 10 road until you are below 12,700 and then heading over to Peak 9.

Additional Waypoints

PA4JRP2 - GC4JRP2 Parking - 4WD
N 39° 26.582 W 106° 05.973
End of the road and 4WD Parking area. From here, the cache is about 0.18 miles uphill.
PB4JRP2 - GC4JRP2 Parking - 2WD
N 39° 27.510 W 106° 04.895
The road leaves the ski area at this point and gets much rougher. Drivers of 2WD vehicles with average clearance may want to pull off here and park. The hike from here is about 6 miles round trip. Some vehicles may be able to continue a little farther.
R14JRP2 - Peak 10 Road
N 39° 28.460 W 106° 02.970
Peak 10 Road begins here. Follow Village Road to the Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center parking lot on the left. Peak 10 Road begins in the back of the parking lot, to your left. Follow signs to Breckenridge Stables.
R24JRP2 - Stables
N 39° 28.130 W 106° 03.350
Bear right when you see the Breckenridge Stables on the left.

09/02/2018 By wolfbuzz
Great drive, great view, great cache.

08/16/2018 By amwalt87
Easy find hard hike!

07/16/2018 By LLYN-lhvwn50
My first thirteener! This was not an elegant ascent/descent (I'll spare you the details), but it got done! I hiked up from the 2WD parking. It was a gorgeous day and there were wildflowers in the alpine meadow. Thanks for the tribute, and thanks for the adventure, estes01.
The ammo can was not concealed or at the cairn. I left it where I found it.

09/04/2017 By spf150
Been trying for three years to get this one. Thank you! Spoiler photo. Cache location can be seen in the photo

09/02/2017 By Team Laxson
Found it with Team Red Rubicon. Even though parking was nearby, it's still quite the energy zapper to get up here. All is well with the cache!!

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