Denny Creek, Kaleetan Peak
Sep 24, 2009
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foxterrierguy
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Sep 26, 2009 10:34 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Denny Creek
- Region: Snoqualmie Pass -- North Bend Area
- Agency: Snoqualmie Ranger District (425) 888-1421
- Trails: Denny Creek to Melakwa Lake (#1014)
- Avg Rating: 4.00
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Kaleetan Peak
- Region: Snoqualmie Pass
- Avg Rating: 3.50
- Why You Should Go Now
- Ripe berries
- Be Aware Of
- Bugs
summit view looking east
A perfect fall day to be in the mountains, cloudy below, sunny and warm up high. The trail to Kaleetan starts from Melakawa Lake, you are supposed to go up the trail to the WC but the sign is only a remnant right now. Just follow the trail up the hill to your left as you approach the lake, behind the rock face. It goes up steeply (past an intact WC sign) and up up up to Point 5700. From there you drop down a few hundred steep feet before crossing a talus field and then straight up to the summit.
This hike takes me a long time (5 hours in, 4 out), but I'm kind of slow and there's a lot to look at. At 12 miles and 4000+ vertical, much of it really steep, much of it really chunky rocks, it's hard to go fast up or down. I suggest an early start this time of year. Bring bug juice and there is no water above Melakawa Lake.
One of the prettiest peaks and best vantage points in the Snoqualmie Pass area in a non technical scramble.
This hike takes me a long time (5 hours in, 4 out), but I'm kind of slow and there's a lot to look at. At 12 miles and 4000+ vertical, much of it really steep, much of it really chunky rocks, it's hard to go fast up or down. I suggest an early start this time of year. Bring bug juice and there is no water above Melakawa Lake.
One of the prettiest peaks and best vantage points in the Snoqualmie Pass area in a non technical scramble.
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Kaleetan Peak from Point 5700
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Looking down the summit gully, class 2 scramble
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The intrepid duo at the rock cairn near Point 5700, Snoqualmie Pass in background
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