Nub, The
Trip Report
As we got higher on The Nublet and Nub Peak we started hiking in more and more fresh snow. By the time we were on Nub Peak we had snow past our ankles and drifts half way up to our knees! The snow generally made the pictures better but the trail was very muddy lower down.
The Nublet has superb views of Mount Assiniboine and the lakes around it and unless you have a perfectly clear day or want to bag a more official peak, or take pictures of other peaks in the area, I would suggest that you don't even bother with the trudge to Nub Peak's summit. I got the best pictures from the Nublet, but that was partly because the weather was closing in more and more as we got higher. The scrambling from the Nublet to the lower slopes of Nub Peak is surprisingly entertaining - if you want it to be. The one place where the girls turned around turned out to be bypassed easily on climber's left but we didn't figure that out till the way down. The trudge up the scree slopes to the summit is admittedly boring, but short.
I was a bit disappointed in the views of Mount Assiniboine from the summit of Nub Peak but only because the weather had been moving in. Otherwise they were stunning and these views are a very good bang for your effort since this is a very short / easy mountain to get up. The pleasant surprise was the views of the other mountains all around the Assiniboine Park area. They are all lower than Mount Assiniboine so they were still under the clouds and there was no end to the great vista in all directions.
After an hour at the summit we headed back down to The Nublet and from there went back to the cabin for some soup and some lunch.
Mighty Mount Assiniboine shows her majesty in the clear morning light as we go to Nub Peak.
Such a nice view can not be ignored. (Good thing too, because about 1 hour later the weather closes in for the day.)
Reflection in a small tarn on the way up Nub Peak.
Fresh snow but the sun is warm and the trail is obvious and well marked. We aren't the first group up today.
We pass the first group! :-)
The Nublet is above us to the right, Nub Peak is the snow line high above us.
Stunning views on the way up to the Nublet. And Mount Assiniboine too. :-)
It's a short hike, but it's still a grunt. Good thing the views conspire with the altitude to take your break away! Lake Magog (aqua) and Sunburst lake (darker aqua) below.
Hanneke approaches the summit of the Nublet, Cerulean Lake below her.
Summit of The Nublet.
Jon, Yolande, Rod, Hanneke and Vern on the summit of The Nublet.
Heading for Nub Peak from the Nublet.
There is some avoidable scrambling, but why avoid good, clean fun?
We could have gone around to the left but decided that this was better. The girls decided to turn around here. Still quite a grunt to the peak from this location.
The boys make their way to the summit of Nub Peak.
Nestor Peak as seen from the Nub Peak (Northwest view).
Stunning summit view. Too bad about the heavy cloud cover but you get the idea...
Rod, Jon and Vern on the summit of Nub Peak.
Rod and Jon start the descent.
Looking north off the summit of Nub Peak. Nestor Peak on the left, unnamed to the right of it.
Another mind-blowing view on the way down from Nub Peak. The foreground peak above Cerulean Lake is an outlier of Wedgewood Peak. Behind that from right to left is Strom (just visible), Assiniboine, Magog, Terrapin, Naiset Point, The Towers.
Partial panorama from the descent of Nub Peak (click to view full size). You can just see Wonder Peak, Wonder Pass and The Towers on the left side of the photo. Rod and I climbed Wonder Peak the same day we climbed Nub Peak.