GENERAL OVERVIEW: This pass leads from Steelhead Lake into Pioneer Basin.
CLASS/DIFFICULTY: Class 2
LOCATION: John Muir Wilderness to the West of Mt. Stanford. HST Map
ELEVATION: 11,560
USGS TOPO MAP (7.5'): Mt. Abbot
ROUTE DESCRIPTION: The South Side of this pass is easy and straightforward. A simple sand and scree slope.
The North side of this pass I have not done but from photos it looks like a major talus and boulder field. It is a moraine pile and from experience on moraine piles I'm sure it will be quite loose in places. Snow will also be found on the Northern side in average snow years so an ice ax would be useful and warranted.
- South side
- Just below the pass looking up towards Mt. Stanford.
- The major moraine pile on the North side