Mount Sherman via Four Mile Creek Road

The route begins and ends at Fourmile Creek Trailhead (Leavick), at 11,200 feet, and reaches the summit of Mount Sherman (14,042'). Afternoon thunderstorms build fast and treeline sits low (about 11,800 feet), so start early and be off the ridge by early afternoon. No water on route. From the trailhead, follow the old mining road up Fourmile Creek, passing a gate at 12,000 feet. Continue past the Dauntless Mine and its collapsed wooden buildings at about 12,300 feet, then bear northwest into a basin below Hilltop Mine. Follow the old road up to Hilltop Mine at 12,900 feet. From Hilltop Mine, leave the road and climb the broad southwest ridge directly to the summit (14,042'), a straightforward walk on talus and tundra with no route-finding difficulty in good weather. Descend the same route. High-clearance vehicles can drive past the lower gate to pulloffs as high as 12,000 feet, shortening the round trip to as little as 3 miles and 1,500 vertical feet; the full route from the lower trailhead runs about 8 miles and 2,800 vertical feet. The peak can also be reached from Iowa Gulch Trailhead to the west, a longer and more difficult approach that also allows a combined climb of Mount Sherman and Mount Sheridan via the saddle between them. For a more difficult, less crowded alternate approach, see "Mount Sherman via Iowa Gulch" route.

In January 1967 an Aspen-bound charter flight crash-landed on the summit after experiencing violent down-drafts during an unexpected storm. Parts of the Cessna 310 can still be found on the mountain. Landing in deep winter snow, none of the passengers were harmed. It ultimately took twenty hours for a rescue team to reach the downed aircraft by helicopter. Everyone was rescued and pilot Jimmy Williamson ended up having the unexpected honor of being the first person to land an airplane on a 14er!