Snoqualmie Mountain - 6.18.2014
Directions from Lee's Summit Grocery to the Alpental Ski Area parking lot (~3120').
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rodman's August 2013 GPS track for this climb... the same route we used today... 3.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 3158 feet of elevation.
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From the Alpental Ski Area parking lot, continue up the road a very short distance... the unofficial trailhead for Snoqualmie Mtn is where my blue pack sits. The Snow Lake Trailhead is on the far left.
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After gaining 800 feet of elevation we have reached the Guye/Snoqualmie divide... some patchy snow but not much.
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The stream crossing at 4400 feet was very easy to negotiate.
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A nice waterfall at the stream crossing.
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On steep terrain... looking back at Guye Peak on the right... and across Cave Ridge to Kendall Peak on the left.
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A closeup of Kendall Peak... with Cave Ridge in the foreground.
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Red Mountain surrounded by clouds.
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larman on a melted out portion of the trail... Alpental Ski Area on the far right... Snoqualmie Pass is hidden by the clouds.
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Looking up at the Snoqualmie Mountain summit.
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Izzy and larman on Snoqualmie Mountain's south ridge... Kendall Peak on the left... Guye Peak barely visible on the right.
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Red Mountain (left) and Kendall Peak on the right... Cave Ridge is in the right foreground.
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BarbE and Izzy head for Snoqualmie Mountain summit.
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Almost up to the summit.
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Still ascending.
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The east summit of Snoqualmie Mountain.
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The true summit is just a stroll now.
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BarbE and Snowdog getting ready to step onto the Snoqualmie Mountain summit (6278').
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Group shot from the Snoqualmie Mountain summit... Snowdog (left), ragman and BarbE... with lots of clouds surrounding us... arg!
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