Tiffany Mountain
Jul 29, 2002
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- 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
We arrived at Freezeout Pass trailhead(6500ft) around 10am. Despite all the hot weather the week before our time in the Methow Valley was quite pleasant. The temp at the pass was a little chilly so we put our dtr Lili into her snowsuit! The trail climbs through the trees for about a mile and a half. We broke out into grassy meadows and followed them for about a mile. The flowers and views were spectacular! The lupine was so pretty as were all the flowers! We ascended the last half mile to the summit of Tiffany Mt. which was a former fire lookout. We reached it about 11:30am A marmot sat on the topmost rock of the 8242ft summit. He had the right idea!! What a view! The 360 degree panorama included the North Cascades, Sawtooth range, Pasayten wilderness, views down to the Methow Valley, Omak and Tonasket! Not a soul in sight! Lili(age 2 and a half) was impressed with the elevation too! She broke her old record of 7,000ft(Goat Peak)! After lunch we meandered down. Lili snoozed in her pack as hubby and I took scads of pics amongst the flowers! We dreamed of the day we'd come back and bivy on the top! Started down and ran into a party of 6 or so!(around 12:45pm) Reached the truck around 1:45pm. Total mileage 6miles and 1700ft gain...short, sweet and quite a payoff! Great for those who may be infant or toddler impaired and are elevation starved parents like us! No bugs, slight breeze, sun in and out so not too hot and the best views ever! Oh and the meadows and ridges go on forever! Halley/Joey and Liliana
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