Ruth Mountain, Hannegan Pass and Peak — Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2024

I arrived at Hannegan pass trailhead just before 5am, the road leading to the trailhead is a bit rough. However I was able to make it in a sedan and I saw at least 1 other sedan in the lot. There is no snow on the Hannegan pass trail until you reach Hannegan camp, from that point on be prepared to travel on snow. Hannegan camp itself is in the process of melting out, but is still mostly snow covered. The gully and traverse around point 5930 are snow covered. There is a fresh layer of snow on the upper mountain approximately 10-12 inches from over the weekend. There were a couple of other groups on the mountain, most people were skiing. I booted up and the snow conditions were highly varied. I wore crampons early in the morning, but the snow softened quickly and by the time I was approaching the summit I was sinking through the fresh layer of snow down to winter snowpack. Overall a beautiful day with somewhat challenging snow conditions. I arrived back at the trailhead just after 3:30pm. Mileage 13.4, elavation gain 4,791 ft time 10 hours 43 min. Gear used trail runners, boots, crampons, ice axe, trekking pole.