August 15, 1976
John Purvis was leading Deer Mountain Buttress when an anchor came loose and he fell 30 feet. His belayer stopped the rope at this point, and Purvis suffered a broken leg and a deep cut.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1977
1987
John Schnakenberg, a novice climber was ascending a snow covered 5.6 rockface on the South side of Deer Mountain when he fell to his death.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1988
Deer Mountain from Trail Ridge Road
Photo © Gordon Novak