Mt Antero - Climb to the top via the west slopes, with maps & route description

My ascent of southern Sawatch 14er Mt. Antero on June 21, 2021 along the west slopes route, including maps & route description. This mtn. is clearly visible from the Arkansas River Valley, and lies to the south of both Mt. Princeton and Chalk Creek Canyon. I was treated to plenty of wide open, cloud-blanketed high mtn. vistas on this occasion, and have tried to capture some of it here. This was my 3rd time on this mtn. As usual, I have included maps & route description, and also some historical information about the mtn. and its environs - including the fact that this mountain is perhaps best-known as a rich source of gems. For my video of climbing neighboring Mt. Princeton:    • Mt  Princeton - Full summit climb via...  . For my hike up into the striking Chalk Cliffs nearby:    • The Chalk Cliffs, in the CO. Collegia...  . For my walk along the Narrow Gauge Trail through part of Chalk Creek Canyon:    • Narrow Gauge Trail - A scenic stroll ...  . Enjoy the views!! Following is a table of contents for this video:

0:00 - Intro. & brief remarks at the trailhead
1:04 - Views of Mt. Antero from various vantage points, and history
3:54 - Route overview
4:47 - Lower stretches of the road
15:24 - Upper, switchbacking portions of the road
26:40 - Final trail finish up the south ridge to the top
37:53 - Views from the summit
42:22 - Scenes from the descent
43:32 - Final thoughts & remarks from back at the trailhead
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Music selections:
1) "The Colonel" - Zachariah Hickman (YouTube audio library)
2) "Gold in Them Hills" - Nathan Moore (YouTube audio library)
3) "Terrier Waltz" - Nat Keefe with the Bow Ties (YouTube audio library)
4) "St. Anne's Reel" - Nat Keefe and Hot Buttered Rum (YouTube audio library)
5) "Timely" - movie jingle
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Additional sources:
1) For maps: U.S. Geological Survey - USGS
2) "A Climbing Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners" by Walter R. Borneman and Lyndon J. Lampert. Pruett Publishing, 2nd edition, 1988.
3) "Colorado's Fourteeners - From Hikes to Climbs" by Gerry Roach. Fulcrum Publishing, 3rd edition, 2011.
4) 14ers.com: Mt. Antero/routes/west slopes
5) For signs: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - USDA
6) "Colorado's Highest - The History of Naming the 14,000-Foot Peaks" by Jeri L. Norgren. John Fielder Publishing, 2020.
7) A biography of Nelson D. Wanemaker, the discoverer of aquamarine, phenakite and bertrandite at Mount Antero, Colorado and the co-discoverer of the Tungsten mining district at Nederland, Boulder County, Colorado in 1900. Published in Mineral News, v 21, no. 6, p. 6-8.
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