Trip
Alpine Scramble - Mount Watson
This is a snow scramble with a steep snow ascent near the summit. The route is mostly in an alpine setting with a lot of glaciated rock and snow travel.
Contacts
- Fri, Jul 22, 2022
- Everett Alpine Scrambling Committee
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Moderate, Strenuous 3, Technical 4
- Moderate
- Mileage: 6.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,100 ft
- High Point Elevation: 6,234 ft
- Pace: 1.0 -1.5 MPH
- 2 (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meeting place is at the trailhead no later than 7AM. There will be a short meeting at 7:15AM and leave at 7:30AM. Suggest participants, carpool. Leader is carpooling with assistant leader. Suggest getting to the trailhead the night before.
Will take frequent breaks. Expect students to do route finding and have discussions on route and conditions of travel and weather.
This is short route, but a large percentage is off trail. There will be a moderate to steep snow finger near the summit ridge. Expect some brush and a steep gully near the summit. When descending there will be a good glissade from the summit ridge.
Anderson Lakes, Watson Lakes & Mount Watson
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Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness Climbing No. 13SX
USGS Bacon Peak - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Helmet
- Mountaineering Boots
- Ice Axe
- Microspikes or similar
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination or have badge (Covid-19)