Point 6567 above Dewey Lake - 9.14.2011

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My approximate route to Point 6567 above Dewey Lake... ~5.5 miles roundtrip, gaining ~1500 feet of elevation.
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There is a nice parking area on the north side of Chinook Pass.
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From the parking area I'm on the Pacific Crest Trail heading back up towards Chinook Pass... Naches Peak above.
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Still working on the hiker's bridge over Hwy 410.
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I've crossed Hwy 410 and on the beginning of the Naches Peak Loop... looking across 410 to Yakima Peak.
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It doesn't take long before you enter the William O. Douglas Wilderness.
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My destination (Point 6567) is in the center of the photo.
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The flower show alone is worth the trip.
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Looking back across Hwy 410 to where the Pacific Crest Trail crosses Sourdough Gap above Sheep Lake.
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Looking up to the summit of Naches Peak.
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A tarn along the Naches Peak Loop trail.
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Purple and gold...
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After hiking for two miles I can look down on Dewey Lake... this is where I found a nice boot path leading down toward the lake.
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After losing ~150 feet of elevation, the boot path levels out and traverses over to the base of Point 6567 (left).
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Heading toward Point 6567... getting ready to start gaining elevation.
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Gaining elevation on Point 6567 now... looking across Naches Peak to Mt. Rainier.
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There is some steep terrain on Point 6567, but tread will show you the way... Point 6710 on the right.
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Dewey Lake... Point 6710 (center) and Seymour Peak (right).
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Still gaining elevation... Cowlitz Chimneys come into view below Rainier on the left.
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Higher still... Governors Ridge (spires in the center of photo below Rainier)... Burroughs Mountain in the distance on the right.
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The terrain steepens near the top of Point 6567.
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The summit of Point 6567... Point 6710 on the right.
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Mt. Rainier from Point 6567.
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Dewey Lake from Point 6567.
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A closeup of Dewey Lake from Point 6567.