Hiking – Mount Hope, Hope Pass Via Sheep Gulch: 6.7 Miles, 4,100 Ft Elevation Gain, 13,940 ft High Point

Leader Permission Required: See leaders notes. Meet at the Sheep Gulch / Hope Pass Trailhead off of CR 390 at 6:15 AM for a 6:30 AM Departure

Leader Permission Required: Some Class 2 to possibly class three requiring hands and feet to ascend and descend in a few places. Elaborate on experience in this area.

This is rated "Difficult Class 2" on the YDS scale:

e.g. https://climber.org/data/decimal.html

Link to the GaiaGPS Track:

https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=14.0/-106.4108/39.0084&pubLink=3xe0lCTC0eSQSQeKqs6IuRzt&trackId=b3819e39-4cf9-4505-bb0f-f586524f6a3a

The first 2.7 miles of the trail follow the Continental Divide Trail up to the saddle at Hope Pass. At the saddle, turn west to begin the ascent up the ridge. While there is no maintained trail to the summit, there is a clear trail path that stays to the left / south side of the ridge as you ascend towards the summit. At roughly 3.3 miles (at roughly 13,000 feet) you'll reach the crux of the hike, a roughly 300 foot section of jumbled rock. Pick your preferred gully to ascend around the outcroppings of rock ideally to the left / south of the ridge. The final stretch of the hike is an easy 0.1 mile walk to the summit.