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High Rock #266

Sep 18, 2004

by D. Inscho last modified Sep 10, 2008 02:54 PM
Type of Outing
Day hike
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Hike: High Rock
Region: South Cascades -- White Pass / Cowlitz River Valley
Agency: Gifford-Pinchot National Forest, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District
Trails: High Rock (#266)
Avg Rating: 3.82

Since September is simply too precious to fritter away sitting at home these dreary weekends, I endeavored to explore some S. Cascade destinations on my list for some time.

The High Rock trail is a straightforward ridge-ramble to a precipitous viewpoint that feels like front-row seating to the Tahoma show. The pleasant tread steadily climbs, with the last hundred feet being on angled rock.

During my stay at the summit it snowed almost constantly with slight accumulation. This made walking around on the rock hazardous. By 1:30a patchy stars were showing throw blowing fog. The lights of Centralia and Chehalis were visible to the west. Clearing in the morning fostered views of Tahoma, Adams, sundry clearcuts; the ceiling once again dropped by 9a. I was out of there by 9:30 to continue explorations at Burley Mountain.

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