rodman's GPS route for Harding Mtn... 12.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 5448 feet of elevation.
Just before crossing the bridge into Salmon La Sac, turn right on FS 4330 and drive several miles to the Scatter Creek trailhead (3300').
After hiking ~1.5 miles we came to the first stream crossing.
Another half-mile of hiking brought us to the temporary sign at the junction for Scatter Creek/County Line trail.
After crossing Scatter Creek, the trail is very difficult to follow in overgrown meadows.
larman and rodman in the last meadow before reaching Fish Eagle Pass.
Fish Eagle Peak as we near Fish Eagle Pass.
Taking a break at Fish Eagle Pass (~6100')... Scatter Peaks in the background.
We found a boot path near Fish Eagle Pass that takes us down and underneath the cliffs on the east side of Fish Eagle Peak (a.k.a Solomon Peak).
rodman checks out the route to the Harding Mtn summit.
We've reached the boulder field just south of Harding Mtn.
Our route to the Harding Mtn summit... on the way down we gave up 100 feet of elevation to take the easier route along the base of the boulder field.
Mt. Stuart from the north end of the boulder field.
Looking south across the boulder field that we just crossed... Scatter Peaks in the distance.
larman and rodman at the saddle (~6500') between Fish Eagle Peak and Harding Mtn.
The NE side of Fish Eagle Peak from the saddle between Fish Eagle and Harding.
Mt. Stuart, Ingalls Peak and Fortune Peak from the Fish Eagle/Harding saddle.
rodman and ragman heading for the Harding Mtn summit.
Pano shot from the summit of Hibox and Three Queens on the left to The Cradle on the right.
Cashmere Mtn, Eightmile Mtn and Hi-Jack Peak from the Mt. Harding summit.
Hawkins Mtn, Scatter Peaks and Fish Eagle Peak... with Mt. Rainier in the distance.
Looking across Jack Ridge on the left to The Stuart Range... Ingalls Peak and Fortune Peak on the right.
rodman and larman on the Mt. Harding summit (7173').
ragman and larman on the Harding summit.
The summit register was placed in August, 2002... and there are only two pages with signatures.
Looking across Fish Eagle Peak to Mt. Rainier... Scatter Peaks on the left.
Looking across Paddy-Go-Easy Pass to Mt. Daniel and Cathedral Rock... Bears Breast Mtn and The Citadel are left of Daniel.
Looking across Nursery Peak to The Cradle... the south and north summits of Granite Mtn are on the left.
Looking across Highchair Mtn to Glacier Peak.
A closeup of Argonaut Peak and Mt. Stuart.
rodman and larman start down from the Harding summit.
rodman and larman head down for the boulder field below the Fish Eagle/Harding saddle.
rodman and larman near the boulder field... we will give back another 100 feet of elevation and go underneath the boulder field on the way back to Fish Eagle Pass.
Looking back on Harding Mtn as we continue towards Fish Eagle Pass.
Mt. Stuart from Fish Eagle Pass... 4.75 miles left to get back to the car.