Pratt Mountain - 2.28.2008

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rodman's GPS route for our snowshoe trip to Pratt Mtn... 9.6 miles roundtrip, gaining 3272 feet of elevation.
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The Pratt Lake/Granite Mtn trailhead (1850') is just off of I-90 at Exit 47.
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After a mile of hiking and 800' of elevation gain, Nanda stops at the Granite Mtn turnoff... we will continue on the Pratt Lake trail.
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There are at least ten stream crossings in the first 2.5 miles of the trip... and we got to recross them on our return trip.
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From Ollalie Lake (3800'), we gained a steep 500' of elevation to the ridge and our first look at Pratt Mtn on the right.
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rodman, larman, and Nanda get a well deserved break on the ridge above Ollalie Lake.
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Avalanches from Bandera Mtn slide intoTalapus Lake (3200')... taken from the rock outcropping (4500') along the ridge leading to Pratt Mtn.
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ragman and Nanda are within a quarter mile of the Pratt Mtn summit... Granite Mtn on the left and Silver Peak on the right.
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ragman and Nanda reach the Pratt Mtn summit (5099').
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Chair Peak from the Pratt Mtn summit.
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Chimney Rock in the distance between Bryant Peak on the left and Mt. Snoqualmie on the right.
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Granite Mtn from the Pratt Mtn summit.
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McClellan Butte from the Pratt Mtn summit.
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Kaleetan Peak from the Pratt Mtn summit.
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Nanda, larman, Keleetan Peak, and rodman on the Pratt Mtn summit.
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Nanda, ragman, and rodman on the Pratt Mtn summit.
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Mt. Defiance from the Pratt Mtn summit.
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Pratt Lake from the Pratt Mtn summit.
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Island Lake on the left below Bandera Mtn and Rainbow Lake on the right.
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Mt. Rainier from the Pratt Mtn summit.