Mount Pilchuck
Sep 08, 2012
by
Mark
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last modified
Sep 08, 2012 10:24 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Mount Pilchuck
- Region: North Cascades -- Mountain Loop Highway
- Agency: Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest - Darrington Ranger District
- Trails: Mount Pilchuck (#700)
- Avg Rating: 4.27
- Hiking Companions
- Hiked with a dog
- Why You Should Go Now
- Ripe berries
- Be Aware Of
- Bugs
- No water source
What a beautiful day for hike up Mt. Pilchuck! We arrived at the trailhead parking lot at around 9:30am, and the place was packed. We grabbed one of the last remaining spots in the lot, and hit the trail.
This trail starts off pretty simple, winding through dense forest, but at around the 1-mile mark, you hit a pretty intense scree slope, and it’s all rocks from there. Well into our climb, the sun was out in full force, and it got pretty hot on the exposed portions of the trail. We reached the summit at around 11:00am, and the lookout was full of people.
This trail is not that difficult, but it’s tough on the ankles/knees on the way down. Also, it’s easy to see why this is such a popular location for Search-and-Rescue operations…we saw a lot of people scrambling to the top of the rock formations at the summit. With sheer 1000’ drops on some sides, it’d be disastrous to lose your footing.
This trail starts off pretty simple, winding through dense forest, but at around the 1-mile mark, you hit a pretty intense scree slope, and it’s all rocks from there. Well into our climb, the sun was out in full force, and it got pretty hot on the exposed portions of the trail. We reached the summit at around 11:00am, and the lookout was full of people.
This trail is not that difficult, but it’s tough on the ankles/knees on the way down. Also, it’s easy to see why this is such a popular location for Search-and-Rescue operations…we saw a lot of people scrambling to the top of the rock formations at the summit. With sheer 1000’ drops on some sides, it’d be disastrous to lose your footing.
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