McConnell Ridge (Yate's Mountain)
June 5, 2011, rocky mountain foothills
- Summit
- 1996 m
- Gain
- 500 m
- Distance
- 11 km
- Round trip
- 3 hr
- Technical
- TL3 YDS (Hiking)
- Activity
- hike
- Quick 'n dirty
- Class 1 - You fall you sprain your ego
- Difficulty
- No difficulties - this is a hike with some very easy scrambling opportunities if you look hard for them.
Hanneke was in Edmonton for the weekend, so we decided to go for a pleasant Sunday afternoon hike with the kids, dog and I. The only place free enough of snow on this gorgeous weekend was McConnell Ridge, so we gave that a try and it worked out beautifully.
A note on the naming - Yates Mountain is the high point where the fire lookout is beyond McConnell Ridge which runs in front of it. I’ve been to the lookout many times, but on this particular trip we only hiked the ridge. I’m including both summits as one and the GPS track is for Yates Mountain. This is a great short hike for a half day outing with great views over Barrier Lake and the front country peaks around it.