Climbed another one of the 28 (!) Goat Mountains/Peaks we have in WA, this one in the Baker Lake area.
Road Conditions. Parked on the shoulder of Baker Lake Rd, just outside the Grandy Lake Campground (which appeared to be open).
Trail Conditions. The first 4 miles of logging road were smooth (except for a short section 2 miles in, where the road is sloughing off). A dusting of snow started at 2,000 ft; put on snowshoes at 3,000 ft. Another 1-2 miles on a decommissioned road (with frequent water bars). Shortcut the final switchback on the way up, not sure the bushwhacking and tree wells were worthwhile... The final mile to the summit was a pleasant climb through open forest on nice soft snow.
Crowds. I doubt this mountain sees much use, but today there were two other climbers.
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