Hibox Mountain - 10.15.2015
A photo of the GPS track for our trip to Hibox Mountain... ~8 miles roundtrip, gaining 4110 feet of elevation.
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We parked (~2800') at the end of FS-4930 and started hiking on Rachel Lake Trail #1313.
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A mile or so into the hike we came to a pretty waterfall.
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Our first good look at the summit of Hibox Mountain... and the approximate route that we will take to get to the east ridge of Hibox.
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After hiking the Rachel Lake Trail for ~2.5 miles we have reached the junction (~3280') with the unsigned path that we will take to head up to Hibox.
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There is a pretty good path that leads up to Hibox... but note that there is some down trees that try to hide the path from you... in this photo I have already crossed over the down trees and I am looking back at BarbE on the Rachel Lake Trail.
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Now that we are off of the Rachel Lake Trail, Izzy and Luna are happy to be off-leash and free to lead us up to Hibox.
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Yes... we are on a pretty good path.
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The path is a little brushy for the first 800 feet of elevation.
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The path is also very steep in places.
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Continuing on the path that leads up to Hibox.
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Out of the trees now... but the terrain is still very steep in places.
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The summit is up there someplace... but it is not visible in this photo... we will be heading for the east ridge... on the right side of the pyramid in the center of the photo.
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Still continuing up on steep terrain... looking back down Box Canyon toward where we parked our car.
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Jannu and rocman on the south slopes of Hibox Mountain... looking over to Rachel Lake and Rampart Ridge on the left... the ridge leading to Alta Mountain is on the right... looking through the gap in the center of the photo to Granite Mountain.
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Getting closer to the summit block of Hibox Mountain.
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Looking down Box Canyon to Kachess Lake.
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BarbE works her way up on good path toward the summit block of Hibox Mountain.
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Jannu and rocman on the south slopes of Hibox Mountain... with views expanding on the other side of Rampart Ridge.
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Lots of cairns show the way... Alta Mountain in the left foreground... with The Tooth, Bryant Peak, Chair Peak, Kaleetan Peak and Snoqualmie Mountain dotting the skyline on the left.
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Rachel Lake and Rampart Ridge on the left... with Silver Peak and Humpback Mountain behind them. Granite Mountain in the center of the photo...
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Mt. Rainier on the far left.
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The first gully we found when we reached the summit block... but we will skip this gully and continue on over to the east ridge of Hibox.
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We will skip this gully also... and continue on to the east ridge of Hibox.
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We have reached the east ridge of Hibox... and will head up on an obvious path.
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On the east ridge of Hibox... looking down on Park Lakes... and into the heart of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
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BarbE in the first chimney... with Snowdog and rocman below.
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Snowdog, madman, BarbE and rodman scramble upwards.
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rocman, Snowdog and madman heading up.
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Still ascending the east ridge of Hibox... with Kachess Lake on the far right.
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Getting closer to the summit of Hibox in the center of the photo.
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The conga line continues on the way to the summit... Mt. Stuart in the distance on the left.
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Almost there.
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The summit is in the center of the photo.
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The summit is only a few steps away.
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On the Hibox Mountain summit (6547')... left to right... Huckleberry, Big Snow, Chikamin, Four Brothers, Lemah, Chimney Rock, Summit Chief Mountain, Hinman, Daniel and The Citadel.
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Rampart Ridge and Rachel Lake on the left... Alta Mountain and Lila Lake on the right.
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Group shot on the summit... rodman, madman, Snowdog, BarbE and rocman... with Summit Chief, Hinman and Daniel on the left... Three Queens behind us... Mt. Stuart on the far right horizon.
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ragman on the Hibox summit... with a little husky... Go Dawgs... and Go Hawks.
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madman and Snowdog head back down to make sure that nothing has happened to Izzy and Luna... Three Queens in the left foreground.
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Go Huskies from the summit of Hibox Mountain.
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Pano shot from the Hibox summit... looking northwest (left) to the north.
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I'm heading back down to where my friends are waiting on the east ridge.
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Looking back at the summit block as we trace our steps back down the south slope of Hibox.
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Still continuing down... looking back up to the summit area of Hibox... it is slow going on the steep terrain.
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