Trip

Alpine Scramble - Tinkham & Abiel Peaks

Primary peaks: Tinkham & Ariel starting at the Mirror Lake trailhead FR-5480, which is friendly for standard clearance street cars. Circular route ascend southeast ridge from Mirror Lake and descend to PCT from common midpoint between Tinkham & Silver Peaks. (moderate T2/S3, 7 miles, 2958' feet gain) Group decision add Silver Peak ( +2 mile, 300'-ish gain)

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Wed, Sep 30, 2020
Committee: Seattle Alpine Scrambling
Activity Type: Scrambling
Audience: Adults

Leader Rating: Moderate
Mileage: 8.0 mi
Elevation Gain: 3,000 ft
Pace: moderate

Availability: 3 (6 capacity)
Cancellation & Refund Policy

Meeting place and time

8:45am Mirror Lake Trailhead:

Take Exit 62 off of I-90, turn right, drive 1.1 miles, and turn right onto Forest Road 5480. Drive 4.1 miles, going straight at the junction with Forest Road 5483 to stay on Forest Road 5480, and reach a three-way junction at Lost Lake. Drive straight, the middle option, for 2.7 miles to the road's end and trailhead (3,600 ft).

Leader's notes

NOAA SUNNY forecast with fresh AIR!!!

Team will follow Mountaineer's COV-19 guidelines so please be familiar.

Later season standard approach is Windy Pass, which requires a high clearance vehicle due to washouts on FR-9070 so Mirror Lake TH is street car friendly.

The circular route may have 20-50' of T3 descent assuming we take the circular route back to cars.

Route/Place

Silver, Tinkham & Abiel Peaks

Recommended Maps:
USGS Snoqualmie Pass
USGS Lost Lake
Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass No. 207
Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass Gateway No. 207S
See full route/place details.