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Lower Monte Wolfe

Blue Kirkwood, CA

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical713 ft
Length3,374 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top8,528 ft

Lower Monte Wolfe drops 713 vertical feet over 3,374 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 2,990 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 46th steepest of 58 named runs at Kirkwood. It faces northeast.

How well Lower Monte Wolfe holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Lower Monte Wolfe gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kirkwood does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Kirkwood. Its top sits at 8,530 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lower Monte Wolfe profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Monte Wolfe elsewhere

Nearby at Kirkwood

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.