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Sauk Mountain — Saturday, Jun. 22, 2024

North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
From true summit looking back to false summit

There are several recent trip reports for this trail, so I'll keep this brief.

As mentioned, the large boulder that was partly in the road 1/4 mile from the trailhead was pushed or pulled to the side. Skidmarks were still visible.

The road gets pretty rough at the end, but -of course!!!- there was a Prius at the trailhead. 

Trail is 100% melted out to the ridge, then about 70% snow with a good boot path to the false summit at the end of the official trail. Trail runners (no poles or microspikes) were an excellent choice. 

True summit: the true summit is a few hundred feet further West along the summit ridge from where the trail ends. There is a climber's trail to the true summit, but it is (in my opinion, feel free to correct me in the comments) a class 3 scramble with significant exposure. I did not take my dog on the scramble. I would say VERY FEW dogs could make it. 

Lots of wildflowers were out
More wildflowers
USGS summit marker
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