
Trip
Alpine Scramble - Mount Pilchuck/East Ridge
Climb Pilchuck via the seldom-visited Bathtub Lakes Basin when the copious blueberry bushes have turned bright red.
- Info
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- Sat, Sep 20, 2014
- Seattle Alpine Scrambling
- Scrambling
- Youth, Adults
- Technical 3, Strenuous 3
- Moderate
- Mileage: 10.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,800 ft
- 6 (12 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Verlot Ranger Station, 7:00 am
We will drive to the Bear Creek trailhead and hike along the trail to Bear Lake, then Pinnacle Lake. We leave the trail at Pinnacle Lake and ascend to the Bathtub Lakes Basin. It's a win-win situation. Either the blueberries bushes will be brimming with delicious berries or the basin will be awash in fall foliage colors. We will traverse the Bathtub Lakes Basin and climb to the summit. This year, we return by the same route that we ascend.
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.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Helmet
- Mountaineering Boots
- Ice Axe