Route: Bessemer Mountain (Middle fork Snoqualmie)

Mountain Information:

• Name: Bessemer Mountain (South Peak)
• Region:  Central Cascades (Middle fork Snoqualmie)
• Summit Elevation: 5028 ft / 1533 m
• SummitPost Link:  
• South Bessemer: http://www.summitpost.org/south-bessemer/880473
• Bessemer Mountain:  http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/657051
• Peakbagger Link: http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2074
• WTA Link:  http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/bessemer-mountain

Driving Directions:

• Trailhead: The Pullout Trailhead
• Co-ordinates: 47.51612,-121.6150137
•  Address: NF-5600, North Bend, WA 98045
• Elevation:  988ft
• Pass: Discover Pass
• Directions: "FROM I-90: From Exit 34 just east of North Bend head north on 486 Ave SE for a half mile. Make a right onto Middle Fork Road and stay on that for 3.0 mile until just past the Mailbox Peak Trailhead it becomes National Forest Road 5600. Stay on it for 5 miles and the turn out will be on your left hand side."
• I-90 Road Condition
• wsdot.com
• Weather forecast
• Mountain Forecast
• National Weather Service
• Avalanche danger forecast
• Northwest Avalanche Center

Route Information:

• Gain: 4,100ft
• Round Trip:  13 miles
• Difficulty: Winter Scramble
• Season: winter
• Source: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/bessemer-mountain
• Existing tracks: http://www.summitpost.org/map-of-the-route/880983
• Related Trip Report: http://www.summitpost.org/south-bessemer/880473
• Caltopo Route: https://caltopo.com/m/REQR

Misc 

• Videos: 
• South Bessemer Mountain 2012-01-22
• Other Links: 
• Mountaineers route description
• Yellowleaf trip report 2012-02-02
• HikingWithMyBrother trip report
• NWhikers.net trip report 2016-12-28
• Latest trip report from nwhikers.net 2017-02-25
• Notes: 
• A good overview of the mid fork valley road and mountains.
• The south peak, i.e., south bessemer mountain, could be reached via the logging road and it is our goal. 
• The north Bessemer mountain (5166 ft / 1575 m) is more challenging and may require a technical climb to reach the summit block.
• Summitpost provided a gpx file and a map for the route to the north peak.
• there is another direct ridge traverse route from the south peak to the north peak.
• A more detailed explanation of the north peak route could be found at nwhikers.net.
• Topo maps: printouts