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Overview
Segment 13's highpoint sits neatly between the
Silver Creek TH to the north and the Avalanche TH to the south. This
highpoint is labeled here on this site (the Segment 13 page) as Waypoint
7 at an elevation of 11920 ft. From the Silver Creek TH the highpoint is
3.5 miles with 2,457 ft of elevation gain. Alternately, from the
Avalanche TH this highpoint is 3.1 miles and 2,504 ft of elevation gain.
Hike Overview
While unnamed 12505A is an official Colorado peak
it is rarely ever climbed. This peak shares a ridge with the very
popular 14er Mt Yale. The Colorado Trail passes right between them. This
short hike from the segment highpoint is an easy class 1 hike.
Hike Details
This hike is a mere 1.50 miles round trip from where you
leave the Colorado Trail Segment 13 highpoint. What's more, it's only an
additional 585 ft of elevation gain from the highpoint. Expect on average about
1 hour to make the
round trip. As you reach the trail highpoint the summit of UN12505A is
just off to the east. Looking east you can see 12505 with it's small false summits:

There is not always a really obvious trail over to this summit but its
an easy ridge to follow.
Along the way look carefully for this old cabin/mine:

Heading up the final slopes to the summit:

The webmaster at the summit:

On the descent back to the saddle and segment 13:

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