Tiffany Mountain
Aug 05, 2001
by
D. Inscho
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last modified
Apr 07, 2009 05:10 PM
- Type of Outing
- Multi-night backpack
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Tiffany Mountain
- Region: North Cascades -- East Slope
- Agency: Okanogan National Forest - Tonasket Ranger District
- Avg Rating: 4.00
Re-posted to correct errant trail reference; note original trip date below.
Tiffany Mountain via Freezout Ridge
Aug 05, 2000
by D. Inscho
Tiffany mtn. is a high, meadowed island set apart from the main Cascades so it offers wonderful views all around from the non-technical 8200+' summit. It is popular with dayhikers but expansive grassy meadows are hardly used by overnighters, probably because of the perceived lack of water. The trail starts high in lodgepole pine and breaks out into wonderful vistas after the first mile. Another mile will get you nearly to the summit. The tread is in OK shape with some horse & bike traffic, and braiding/cutting. Wild flowers are abundant in low spots with paintbrush fading. Some horseflies but they are mostly ineffectual, modest mosquito count at sunset. Water may be found in the lower meadows south of the summit, below the trail. Several springs present all summer with good water. I have yet to filter or treat it. Explorations abound in the meadows; I found an old USFS bathtub south of the trail near the first meadow on the way in. It is made of wood slats and used to be fed by a hose that leads to a silted up spring pool. It would easily fit 4 people and looks to be in workable condition; with a little mucking of the plumbing it may work again. Backcountry coldtub! There is also the Bernhardt Mine; explore the wonder of those crazy miners.
Tiffany Mountain via Freezout Ridge
Aug 05, 2000
by D. Inscho
Tiffany mtn. is a high, meadowed island set apart from the main Cascades so it offers wonderful views all around from the non-technical 8200+' summit. It is popular with dayhikers but expansive grassy meadows are hardly used by overnighters, probably because of the perceived lack of water. The trail starts high in lodgepole pine and breaks out into wonderful vistas after the first mile. Another mile will get you nearly to the summit. The tread is in OK shape with some horse & bike traffic, and braiding/cutting. Wild flowers are abundant in low spots with paintbrush fading. Some horseflies but they are mostly ineffectual, modest mosquito count at sunset. Water may be found in the lower meadows south of the summit, below the trail. Several springs present all summer with good water. I have yet to filter or treat it. Explorations abound in the meadows; I found an old USFS bathtub south of the trail near the first meadow on the way in. It is made of wood slats and used to be fed by a hose that leads to a silted up spring pool. It would easily fit 4 people and looks to be in workable condition; with a little mucking of the plumbing it may work again. Backcountry coldtub! There is also the Bernhardt Mine; explore the wonder of those crazy miners.
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