Putrid Pete's Peak (3P) Loop

A deceptively difficult loop that combines one of I-90's most popular trails with one of its least, making an easy cross-country trip across Banana Ridge along the way.

Distance: 9 miles (or so) if you skip the side trips, approaching 11 miles if you add on trips to Defiance and Little Bandera.

Elevation Gain: 4,340' at a minimum for the loop itself and around 5,800' if you do both side trips.

Maps and More:

• 1x24,000 scale (standard established by USGS 7.5 minute topographic quads)
• 1x31,680 scale (1 inch = 0.5 mile)
• Mileage, elevation gain, and route details

Overview Map:

Trailhead: https://goo.gl/maps/gRgKu

Approaching the summit of Putrid Pete's Peak

Looking east along Banana Ridge

Lake Kulla Kulla from Mount Defiance

More information:
http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/west-defiance

http://www.hikingwithmybrother.com/2010/03/putrid-petes-peak-west-defiance.html
http://www.summitpost.org/putrid-pete-s-peak-p3/520071

http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/mount-defiance

http://www.hikingwithmybrother.com/2009/07/mt-defiance-mason-lake.html
http://www.summitpost.org/mount-defiance/151438

http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/bandera-mountain
http://www.hikingwithmybrother.com/2009/05/bandera-mountain.html
http://www.summitpost.org/bandera-mountain/152006