Trip
Alpine Scramble - Mount Pilchuck/East Ridge
A moderate scramble of 10 miles round trip with 2,800 feet of gain off of the Mountain Loop Highway. Scramble Iodine Gulch to Bathtub Lakes. Continue on then to the lookout on the summit of Mount Pilchuck.
Contacts
Monica Hansen
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
- Sun, Sep 15, 2024
- Seattle Alpine Scrambling
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Technical 3, Strenuous 3
- Moderate
- Mileage: 10.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,800 ft
- FULL (5 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Sat, Sep 7, 2024 at 1:00 PM
- Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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BATHTUB LAKES (4,760 FT)
6.5 MILES ROUND TRIP, 2,000 FEET OF ELEVATION GAIN
DIFFICULTY: STRENUOUS 2, TECHNICAL 2
Hike the Bear Lake Trail to it's junction with the Pinnacle Lake Trail, turn left and hike to Pinnacle Lake. Walk around the southwest shore of Pinnacle Lake to Iodine Creek, follow Iodine Creek up through Iodine Gulch to it top, turn right, and continue a short distance to Bathtub Lakes.
MOUNT PILCHUCK (5,340 FT)
10 MILES ROUND TRIP, 2,800 FEET OF ELEVATION GAIN
DIFFICULTY: STRENUOUS 3, TECHNICAL 3
From bathtub Lakes, continue scrambling west to the lookout on the summit of Mount Pilchuck.
Route/Place
Mount Pilchuck/East Ridge
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Green Trails Mountain Loop Highway No. 111SX
Green Trails Granite Falls No. 109
USGS Verlot - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Helmet
- Mountaineering Boots/approach shoes
- hasty harness
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