Dege Peak - 7.14.2010
Park at Sunrise Point (6100')... at the 180 degree turn in the road... two miles before reaching the Sunrise Lodge.
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Follow the Sourdough Ridge Trail for 1.5 miles to the Dege Peak summit.
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BarbE and Denali Girl on the Sourdough Ridge Trail... Dege Peak above.
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Looking across the valley to the Cowlitz Chimneys and Banshee Peak.
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Denali Girl identifying peaks for BarbE.
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There are still patches of snow on the trail.
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After hiking 1.2 miles you will reach the junction that leads to Dege Peak in .3 miles.
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Marcus Peak and The Palisades.
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Mount Rainier from the Dege Peak summit.
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Denali Girl and BarbE on the Dege Peak summit (7006').
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Foreground left to right... Govenors Ridge, Barrier Peak, Tamanos Mtn, Cowlitz Chimneys and Banshee Peak... with Goat Rocks and Mt. Adams on the horizon.
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A closeup of Tamanos Mtn, Mt. Adams and Cowlitz Chimneys.
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A pano shot from Dege Peak.
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Clover Lake from Dege Peak.
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A last look at Dege Peak before finishing up the hike... 3 miles roundtrip, gaining 900 feet of elevation.
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