Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Engineer Mountain, elev 12,968’, is located next to Coal Bank Pass along US 550, aka the Million Dollar Highway, just south of Silverton, Colorado. Despite its relative low elevation, this peak boasts an impressive prominence around 1500’, with 360° unobstructed views on top. The standard NE Ridge route has a class 3 crux with decent exposures amid loose rocks, but the crux is only about 30’ long. The climbing was fun, and the summit views are out of this world. Total stats: 6 miles with 2400’ elevation gain. Special thanks to Michael P of ABQ for some of the video footage

Music:
Spacewalk, by Punch Deck (youtu.be/vcYDQTQ4gYQ?si=pyOCAdmRHYUh-sfe)
The Night Shift, by Punch Deck (youtu.be/m1Whv2rAKsk?si=1-3sGEdTGuuCnUao)

youtu.be/4yd1vUyIG3Q?si=VrYy4gmdwaBX0Pc0

0:00 Initial approach
03:52 Northeast ridge
08:31 Summit views
11:45 Descent