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Kendall Mountain is one of those summits that you can make as easy or as difficult as you want. With 4WD and/or good clearance, one can jeep to within a short distance of the summit and make a very short, Class 1 hike to the top from Kendall Gulch, a moderate 4WD road directly out of Silverton. Without 4WD, you have a long walk from Silverton with a fair amount of elevation gain. To make the peak more sporting, even if you have 4WD, you may want to park at a lower elevation to begin the hike. Kendall Mountain may also be paired with Kendall Peak and Kendall #2, which in 2022 became another ranked 13er because Lidar elevation study indicated this summit had more than 300 feet prominence from the saddle between it and Kendall Mtn. These two summits (Kendall Mtn. & Kendall #2 BM) are sequenced on this site. Mileage and elevation gain shown on this page are for Kendall Mountain alone. See Kendall #2 BM for RT mileage and elevation for both summit together. A Kendall Peak/Kendall Mtn.,/Kendall #2 BM we have not done in combination since we have routed Kendall Peak from the Highland Mary Lakes region. Pre-Lidar elevation for Kendall Mtn. was 13,340 ft., and on the USGS map showed as 13,338 ft.