Location Map
| Day 1: | Start | North McMurray Meadow--~6400 feet |
| End | Camp 1---10400 feet | |
| Elev Change: +~4000 ft; Distance: ~5 miles; Time: ~5 hours | ||
| Day 2: | Start | Camp 1---10400 feet |
| End | Birch Lake Basecamp---10800 ft | |
| Elev Change: +400 ft; Distance: ~1.2 miles; Time: ~2.25 hours | ||
| (Side Hike: Birch Ridge Tarn--Elev 11250 ft) | ||
| Day 3 | Heber-Lesley Ascent (Quicktime .mov file; 1.6 MB) | |
| Start | Birch Lake Basecamp---10800 ft | |
| End | Summit, Birch Mountain---13665 ft | |
| Elev Change: +2865 ft;Distance: ~1 mile; Time: ~3 hours | ||
| Day 4 | Start | Birch Lake Basecamp---10800 ft |
| End | North McMurray Meadow--~6400 feet | |
| Elev Change: -~4400 ft; Distance: ~6.2 miles; Time: ~3 hours |
John Heber at Camp 1 (10400 ft) on Birch Creek Trail
with east side of Birch Mountain in Background
Fletcher Lesley at Camp 1
John Heber and John Monteverdi at Camp1
Climbing Birch Ridge to see Birch Ridge Tarn, 11250 ft