Since the road is entirely closed (snow right now, plus washout in summer) we parked on a pullout/the start to an abandoned road just off Baker Lake Road and planned to bushwhack our way up to the peak. You could snowmobile FR-12 to the trailhead buuut we don't have snowmobiles.
This is ~4000ft of gain almost entirely off trail from Baker Lake Road. The first ~3k are straight up through the forest, which starts out as a heinous brush bash with dozens of downed trees but gets more open as you gain elevation. Eventually you pop out onto FR1230 far above Baker Lake Road, and from there it's easy cruising. We walked that section of road to the trailhead, and from there, the remaining ~1200ft of gain was on snowshoes. We followed the summer trail about a half mile before breaking off and going straight up the ridge to Dock Butte's summit. Snowshoes/skis definitely necessary for that section, not needed for the road or the bushwhack.
Phenomenal views, especially of the Twin sisters range (and of course, Shuksan and Baker). Loomis is quite in your face too. Baker Lake looked low, but I have never seen it from this perspective before, so can't be sure :)
More pics and details in the blog.
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