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Aurora Peak

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Winter Scramble - Aurora Peak

A strenuous one way traverse (~15 miles and ~5500') that ascends via Barnes Creek trail, follows Happy Lake Ridge to Aurora Peak, then descends to Highway 101 using the Aurora Creek Trail.

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Dave Morgan
Dave Morgan
Primary Leader
  • Sat, Jan 7, 2017
  • Seattle Alpine Scrambling Subcommittee - Winter Scrambling
  • Scrambling
  • Adults
  • Winter Scramble
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 14.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 3,000 ft

Various P&Rs to accommodate attendees, then ~8am at the Storm King Ranger station.  For those coming from the Seattle area this will entail taking the 5:35am Edmonds/Kingston ferry sailing.

A strenuous one way traverse (~15 miles and ~5500') that ascends via Barnes Creek trail, follows Happy Lake Ridge to Aurora Peak, then descends to Highway 101 using the Aurora Creek Trail.  Our destination and high point will be the 5200' bump on Happy Lake Ridge.  If snow conditions are particularly burdensome (deep snow with difficult trail breaking) we may very well return by way of Barnes Creek.  Attendees should plan on dinner in Port Angeles due to our late return home (nominally Gordy's Pizza).

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Aurora Peak

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