Fay Peak, Hessong Rock & Mount Pleasant

Trip

Alpine Scramble - Fay Peak, Hessong Rock & Mount Pleasant

This will be a loop trip through Spray Park and Knapsack Pass, climbing 2 or 3 peaks along the way.

  • Technical 3, Strenuous 3
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 7.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 3,000 ft

Mowich Lake at 8:00 am.

The Mowich Lake Road is scheduled to open the day before this trip, so I'll need to verify a couple of days before that the road really will be open.  In the unlikely event that the road is still closed, I'll come up with a different destination.

The plan is to hike in to Spray Park, climb Hessong Rock and Mt. Pleasant, and then continue around to Knapsack Pass, crossing from east to west.  From there we can climb either Fay Peak or First Mother Mountain or both, then descend back to Mowich Lake.

Hessong Rock has 2 routes, we may take one up and one down.

At this point, I expect there will still be enough snow to require ice axes.  If there are people who still need credit for a snow scramble, there should be enough snow, even if we have to detour a bit to find it.

Route/Place

Fay Peak, Hessong Rock & Mount Pleasant



  • Green Trails Mt Rainier West No. 269

    USGS Mowich Lake

    Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX
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