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Winter Scramble - First Top & Point 4795 Loop

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Winter Scramble - First Top & Point 4795 Loop

Beautiful mountain and sea views on very strenuous winter scramble (~12 mi, ~6000’) that visits First Top as well as Point 4795 above Lake Angeles with their routes (see map) sharing a portion of the Lake Angeles trail from the Heart of the Hills Ranger Station to ~2700 ft. Only for folks that are fully vaccinated against COVID.

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Dave Morgan
Dave Morgan
Primary Leader
  • Sat, Jan 15, 2022
  • Seattle Alpine Scrambling Subcommittee - Winter Scrambling
  • Scrambling
  • Adults
  • Strenuous 5, Technical 3
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 12.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 5,300 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 6,339 ft

9am, Lake Dawn trailhead.

(Truncated to First Top & Lake Angeles owing to entrance gate & ferry constraints: see trip report).  Beautiful mountain and sea views on very strenuous winter scramble (~12 mi, ~6,000 ft) that visits First Top as well as Point 4795 above Lake Angeles with their routes (see map) sharing a portion of the Lake Angeles trail from the Heart of the Hills Ranger Station to ~2700 ft. This shared outing is made possible by deep winter snowfall that makes cross country travel less onerous.  A map summarizing the cross country portions of travel can be seen here.   Photos from past trips can be seen here. 

Route/Place

First Top & Point 4795 Loop


  • Green Trails Hurricane Ridge/Elwha North No. 134S
    Custom Correct Hurricane Ridge
    USGS Port Angeles
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