Carne Mountain #1508
Jun 25, 2007
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Carne Mountain
- Region: Central Cascades -- Stevens Pass - East
- Agency: Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest
- Trails: Carne Mountain (#1508)
- Avg Rating: 4.08
- Be Aware Of
- Blowdowns
- Snow on trail
Had to leave Mina behind this weekend, and it was a good thing we did. Carne would have been too much for her! The three guys summited Carne Mt. around 3pm. Since the upper bowl is still completely snowbound the only way up is straight up the rock rib to the left, hand-over-hand. Amazing views at the summit! There's still a TON of snow in the high country; looks more like March than June. On the way back down we had to spider-man down a nasty little chute (""ROCK!"") and plunge down a scree-field, then trudge across the frozen basin, in nearly white-out conditions - it went from clear to socked-in and snowing in 20 minutes! But hiking in snow always beats hiking in the rain. Blowdowns across the trail still haven't been cleared, and keep in mind there's water at the bottom and the top but none along the 4 miles to the basin. The road is rutted but not too badly. MUST come back in Autumn to see the tamarack clusters up-top in their fall colors!
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Descent of scree in white-out 20 minutes later!
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