Mount Defiance
Feb 28, 2010
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- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Mount Defiance
- Region: Snoqualmie Pass -- Snoqualmie Pass
- Agency: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Snoqualmie Ranger District, North Bend Office
- Trails: Mount Defiance (#1009)
- Avg Rating: 4.12
- Be Aware Of
- Snow on trail
At the summit of Mount Defiance, looking North-Northeast.
Positively gorgeous Sunday and a great way to wrap up February. The tracks we followed from Mason Lake up to the summit were not precisely the official trail, especially up toward the summit, but were followable. We climbed to the summit from the east ridge, instead of looping around and climbing the southwest face, and I think it was indeed steeper, but knocked off some miles in the deep snow.
A quite steep, non-stop climb, with a short scramble on all fours to the very top, but totally worth it. One of the most rewarding views I've had in a loooong time at the time. The sun was out, beautiful blue skies, and we could see for hundreds of miles.
A quite steep, non-stop climb, with a short scramble on all fours to the very top, but totally worth it. One of the most rewarding views I've had in a loooong time at the time. The sun was out, beautiful blue skies, and we could see for hundreds of miles.
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The Southern vista with Rainier from the summit.
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Looking down on Lake Kulla Kulla and out to some of the interior peaks facing East from the summit.
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