![]() Warning: huge nasty biting flies will follow you here through most of summer - they could not care less about bug spray and will take a chunk of meat from any uncovered body part. Snow lingers here long into late summer, and never melts in some areas, so if you're not comfortable with snow/ice travel, the hiking window is limited to late August / early September. Trails around Mount Baker offer some of the most spectacular mountain views in this part of the country. On a clear day it really doesn't get better than that. You will need a permit from the North Cascades Ranger Station in Marblemount. I can’t help mentioning the throne with view like no other… Sahale Glacier Camp is the highest established campsite in North Cascades (7600’). The full climb is best done as an overnight trip. Continue to the Arm, and if you’re ready for glacier travel and a little bit of rock climbing, go all the way to the summit: This starts with boring switchbacks to Cascade Pass, but the view from the pass and occasional glimpses of the north face of Johannesburg Mountain (8,200 ft) will compensate for it. After a short rock scramble to the summit, you immediately get a jaw dropping 360 panorama of the finest mountain scenery. The views start during the last mile of the hike and keep getting better with every step. The panorama from Trappers Peak is as spectacular as one from Hidden Lake Lookout, and without the crowds. Stunning panorama of the most photogenic mountain landscape in this part of the country. National Geographic article about NCNP.Ĭraig Romano in his guidebook calls it “one of the finest hikes on the face of the planet” and he is not wrong. You won’t find solitude on it, but it’s a must-do in North Cascades National Park. Much of it is protected as wilderness, so the landscape is largely undisturbed by civilization. North Cascades are often called the American Alps, and for good reasons.īut - unlike the European mountains - the North Cascades still remain wild. We've got everything in Washington: mountains, rock climbing, glaciers, even deserts in eastern part of the state and rain forests on Olympic Penninsula.īig shoutout to Washington Trails Association and their excellent website. Here are some of our favorites hikes, scrambles and climbs in Washington State. ![]()
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