Red Mountain - 4.16.2009

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Drive thru Roslyn and continue on the Salmon La Sac road... just beyond the Cle Elum River Campground we parked (2320') and started walking on Road 46 towards Cooper Lake.
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Shortly after parking we crossed the bridge over the Cle Elum River.
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After booting Road 46 for 2 miles (2680'), we put on our snowshoes and the Sherpani Chicks started setting the steps towards Red Mtn.
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At ~4500' we started getting some nice views... Mt. Daniel and Cathedral Rock.
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rodman, BarbE and rdyhiker... with the Stuart Range in the distance.
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The terrain was steep in places... a nice view of Three Queens, Lemah, Chimney Rock, Overcoat and Summit Chief.
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Mt. Hinman and Mt. Daniel.
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rdyhiker, rodman and BarbE working hard... the photographer lingers at the back... using the steps of others.
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rodman and BarbE... up, up and more up.
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Looking down on Cooper Lake... with Hibox and Three Queens on the left to Bears Breast on the right.
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rdyhiker takes a break just below the false summit of Red Mtn... don't get too close to the edge.
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BarbE, rodman and rdyhiker get ready to step onto the false summit (~5804').
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Mt. Rainier from the false summit.
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The Stuart Range in the distance.
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A closeup of Bears Breast, Hinman, Daniel, Glacier Peak and Cathedral Rock.
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A closeup of Hibox and Three Queens.
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rdyhiker, rodman and BarbE party down on the false summit of Red Mtn.
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A closeup of the north and south summits of Granite Mtn in the upper left center of the photo... and maybe Sherpani Peak in the upper right center of the photo.
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A closeup of the three summits of Summit Chief Mtn.
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A closup of the 5 summits of Lemah, Overcoat and Chimney Rock.
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A closeup of Hibox Mtn.
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A closeup of Three Queens.
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From the false summit we are looking south Red's true summit... we will head on over there, but the views are best from the false summit.
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We will use our ice axes to get off of the false summit... lowering ~100 feet...
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then traversing across the slope...
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and starting back up towards Red's true summit.
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The Sherpani Chicks step onto the Red Mtn summit (~5815').
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From the summit we are looking at south ridge of Red Mtn.
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rodman, BarbE, Cooper Lake and rdyhiker near the Red Mtn summit.
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Time to head down.
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Our traverse tracks from the false summit to the true summit.
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rdyhiker has a nice view of the Stuart Range as she heads down hill.
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rdyhiker, BarbE and rodman continue down Red Mtn.
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Looking back at the shining mountain... it want take long to get back to the road... and the two mile walk back to the car.
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Back at the car I had a glass of milk while everyone else drank the beverage of their choice... 9 miles roundtrip, gaining 3698 feet of elevation.