Hi all. I have been lurking here for a while and decided to jump in and join the discussion. I grew up in this area and am glad to see you had a good time there. I spend most of my time fishing the high mountain lakes instead of peakbagging, but every once in a while you need to do one to get to the other. The Yankee Fork is wonderful country. Dad used to haul ore from the Lost Packer Mine to Preachers Cove and drove this road daily for several years until the mill closed down.
As for the Tango Peaks, the best route for accessing the south end of this chain would be to travel on the very rough Basin Butte road past the lookout and Hindman Lake to the base of Cabin Creek Peak (southernmost peak in the chain). From there you just have to decide the best way to work your way north. I have been to the unnamed lake on the west side of Cabin Creek Peak and up to the saddle that divides this basin from the Knapp Creek basin. Getting up to the ridge from there would be a piece of cake. Gainig the ridge from the Crimson Lake side is straightforward, but will add miles. Cabin Creek Peak (mistakenly named as Loening in your trip report photo - Loening is out of the picture to the right) looks like it may be a pretty technical climb from what I remember of it, although I have not studied it at lenght. It reminds me of WCP-10 in its structure.
If you want to hit the North end of the chain first, the best would likely be to hike up Tango Creek from the Diamond D Ranch. It is a much longer hike, but a good trail. You can camp at the lakes and hit the peaks from there.
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