Argentine Peak (13,738)
Square Top Mountain (13,794)
Route: From Guenella Pass road closure
Distance: 10.5 miles
Vertical: 3,640 feet
Date: April 30, 2023
Time: 7 hours 20 minutes
Partners: Brad Bond and Alex Platt
Looking up from treeline.
![square_top 1](square_top_small/IMG_1140.jpeg)
Looking back down at our approach route. The start is in the dense forest below the lake.
![square_top 2](square_top_small/IMG_1141.jpeg)
Starting to climb Argentine Peak with Square Top Mountain in the background.
![square_top 3](square_top_small/IMG_1142.jpeg)
Looking back down from higher up.
![square_top 4](square_top_small/IMG_1146.jpeg)
In the upper basin.
![square_top 5](square_top_small/IMG_1147.jpeg)
Me clearing the upper headwall.
![square_top 15](square_top_small/IMG_1029.jpeg)
Starting up the summit ridge.
![square_top 6](square_top_small/IMG_1148.jpeg)
Higher on the ridge.
![square_top 7](square_top_small/IMG_1150.jpeg)
View from the summit.
![square_top 8](square_top_small/IMG_1156.jpeg)
Looking back at Argentine from the climb on Square Top. The following two pictures are similar
views from progressively higher on Square Top.
![square_top 9](square_top_small/IMG_1159.jpeg)
![square_top 10](square_top_small/IMG_1160.jpeg)
![square_top 11](square_top_small/IMG_1162.jpeg)
Looking east from the summit.
![square_top 12](square_top_small/IMG_1164.jpeg)
Brad skiing down.
![square_top 13](square_top_small/IMG_1167.jpeg)
Me skiing down.
![square_top 16](square_top_small/Resized_20230430_125049_108021474577125.jpeg)
Looking back at Square Top on the way out.
![square_top 14](square_top_small/IMG_1170.jpeg)