The next step of the adventure was making it to the next summit. When hiking a mountain range it only makes sense to hike the next mountain instead of doing one at a time. The next one was Dial mountain 1.9 miles away.
There is almost 600 foot difference in summit elevation between Nippletop (4593) and Dial (4003). The decrease in elevation in theory is always a good thing but there was at least 3 hills between the peaks. We were able to hike the 1.9 miles in one hour. The summit was more to the western side of the mountain and therefore provided amazing views of the entire Great Range.
Looking back at Nippletop in the far horizon
Looking at Ausable Valley
Summit over looking valley
Official summit photo
(foreground) Blake and Colvin (background) Great Range
David
Brothers on Dial
We enjoyed a shorter break on Dial, realizing that we are going to be competing for sunlight in less than 2 hrs from now and we had a lengthy return to the Lake Rd. via Bear Den mountain.
HIKE TIMELINE
Parking Lot: 1250
Gillbrook Cut-off Trailhead: 1402
Elk Pass Trailhead: 1511
Nippletop Summit: 1639
Left Nippletop Summit: 1720
Dial Summit: 1820
Left Dial Summit: 1844
Bear Den Summit: 1927
No break
Checked out: 2057
HIKE SUMMARY
Date: July 2014
Duration: 8 hours
Elevation Gain: 3200 ft
ADK 46er TALLY
#17 Dial (4003 ft) #42/46
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