13,056′ and 13,861′
12/08/2026
West Dyer Mountain – Class 2 / Dyer Mountain – Class 4 (West Ridge)
5.62 miles, Total gain: 2,566′, 5h 18m.
Iowa Gulch TH
The west ridge on Dyer was one of the most fun scrambles we have done to date. We mostly took the route described in daway8’s trip report posted on 14ers.com (link below) and stuck to the ridge proper. When that was not an option it was possible to drop to the south for a bypass (the north side was not a viable option in most cases). Route is mainly solid, and just keeps being challenging, but good fun the whole way.
Click here for the 14ers.com route description. Click here for daway8’s trip report.
