Carne Mtn High Route

[kyagpa!]

So if you are allready at Ice Lakes would it be faster to head south to Carne Mtn an then down to phelps creek or go back thru Leeroy Basin?

[Stefan]

Depends. If you do not care about Carne mountain, then definitely going down to Leroy basin and out the Leroy Creek Trail down to the Spider Creek trail. On old Green trails maps there shows a trail going south to the headwaters of Rock creek above Box creek. That trail is not there anymore and therefore is a pain to get to Carne mountain. I have done a traverse going over peak 8112 (Ice Box Peak) and peak 7960+ (Chilly Peak) and then over to Carne Mountain.

[wotan_of_ballard]

might take one and a half to 2 times as long to go back via carne mountain. not only does the trail disappear, it does a lot of up and down. quite scenic when larches turn.

[Tod]

I did that a month or so ago (Leroy Basin to Carne)... It's pretty long, indirect, and the trail is missing about 1/2-2/3 of the time. It's a nice area to go cross country in though, but not if your trying to find the quick way back to Phelps creek.

Tod