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Alpine Scramble - Mount Townsend & Welch Peaks

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Alpine Scramble - Mount Townsend & Welch Peaks

A scenic, and fun, mostly ridge scramble to Welch Peaks, Silver Lake Peak, and maybe Hawk Peak. No Townsend.

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Ron Jones
Ron Jones
Primary Leader
  • Technical 3-4
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 13.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 4,600 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 6,545 ft
  • Pace: Moderate
  • 2 (6 capacity)
  • Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 5:55 PM
  • Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 5:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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A fun and scenic scramble begins at the Mount Townsend Trailhead. We'll veer left on trail toward Silver Lake, then head off trail to scramble Welch Peak and take the ridge to Silver Lake Peak. If conditions and time permit, we may do Hawk Peak. It's about ½ trail and ½ scramble. A lot of the scrambling is T2 and T3, but there are sections of T4, but short.

Leader permission required.

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Route/Place

Mount Townsend


  • USGS Mt Townsend
    Green Trails Olympic Mountains East No. 168S
    Custom Correct Buckhorn Wilderness
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