Mountain Information:
- Name: Sourdough Mountain
- Region: North Cascades
- Summit Elevation: 6111 ft / 1862 m
- SummitPost Link:
- Peakbagger Link:
- WTA Link:
- Mountaineers Link:
Driving Directions:
- Co-ordinates: 48.749747, -121.126012 (Dec Deg)
- Trailhead: From Marblemount, drive SR 20 east for 20 miles. Turn left on Diablo Road and proceed 0.7 mile. Cross the Stetattle Creek bridge, bear right and reach the trailhead in 0.25 mile.
Brief description： I405 - I5 (Exit 208) – 530 (Rockport) – 20 (39 mi keep left to Diablo St)
- driving direction: The trailhead is in the village of Diablo, at the foot of Diablo Dam, just off the North Cascades highway, elevation 800'.
- Elevation: 900 ft
- Pass: None
- Here is a drive direction from google map.
- Road condition
- Weather forecast
- Avalanche danger forecast:
- Snow report
Misc
- Gain: 5500 ft
- Round Trip: 8-10.4 miles
- Difficulty: Winter Scramble
- Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
- Existing tracks:
- Related Trip Report:
- Caltopo Route: http://caltopo.com/m/97E2
Activity Update
- Total distance: 10miles
- Average speed: 1mph
- Average moving speed: 1.4mph
- Total hours (parking lot to parking lot): 10hr 20min, 5hr ascending, 1hr on summit
- Total moving hours: 7hr 8min
Mountain Information:
Driving Directions:
- Trailhead: Barclay Lake trailhead
- Co-ordinates: 47.7884, -121.4482
- Address: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Gold Bar, WA 98251
- Elevation: 2208 ft
- Pass: Northwest Forest Pass
- Directions
- SummitPost: "Drive Highway 2 east of Index to the small town of Baring and turn north onto road 6024. Cross the railroad tracks and follow the gravel road 4.5 miles to the trailhead for Barkley lake. Do not take the trail to the lake but instead continue up the abandoned road until a creek crossing and a cairn. Find the climbers path heading up, next to the creek."
- WTA: "Take Highway 2 east to Baring. Turn north, crossing the railroad tracks onto 635th Ave. Proceed about 4.5 miles to the Barclay Lake trailhead. Be sure to bear to the left at a fork about 0.2 of a mile from the highway, the sign can be difficult to see"
- Highway 2 Road Condition:
- Weather forecast
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Route Information: Northwest Ridge Route
- Approach and Ascent:
- The trail to Barclay Lake heads down hill while just to the right of it, the abandoned road continues on level. Hike east on this road about 1/4 mile until you come to the first creek crossing. It may be dry in summer, but if running, it will be a small waterfall. There is a large cairn in the road here.
- The steep, muddy trail starts up the right side of the creek but soon heads to the left. Continue up the steep boot path. Though inconspicuous in places, the boot path goes all the way to a boulder filled basin at 4,900 feet. Do stay on this trail because it goes all the way from the cars to the basin, and will save you time.
- From the basin head towards the gully and gap between the north and south peaks at 5,600 feet. At the gap, turn left and climb roughly north (14-degree bearing) toward the summit. Avoid heading too far to the left as you climb towards the summit. There is a small boulder field beneath the summit block. Climb the summit block on the left.
Misc
- Videos:
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- Notes:
- Baring is one of the more popular BASE destinations of the Pacific Northwest.
- Summer is the season of choice although Spring has the advantage of snow covered brush. Also, due to the fact that the TH is at a low elevation it can be reachable when others are still snowed in.
- At approximately 600 feet elevation gain from the start, there is often a steep, muddy, root-filled dirt area that is easy to ascend. But it could be dangerous coming down for a tired party in the dark.
- The basin above 4,900 feet is a very steep snowfield in early season and may be an avalanche hazard.
- The south Peak is 6010ft and is much less visited.
- 养成带头盔的习惯。
- 队伍前后要在视野范围内，否则用对讲机练习
- 在重大决定时，需要召集大家一起讨论，每个人都应该有自己的看法。一旦决定形成，按决定执行。
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不要完全相信别人的路线，需要自己检查路线。在复杂路线，按情况定期核实路线
- 如果路途遥远，尽量减少休息时间，尽量避免走夜路。
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加强基本技能训练，比如ice axe arrest. Snow travel skills等。
- 尽量避免risk, 如果路线不在大家的comfort zone就返回。
- Snow travel应该带snow shovel，water filter等。
- Gaia GPS could have issues to locate our current position sometimes. If we are not sure about where we are, we should use at least two people's Gaia GPS to double check. Sometimes, resetting the app resolves this issue as well.
Mountain Information:
Driving Directions:
- Trailhead: Dingford trailhead
- Co-ordinates: 47.517272,-121.4550937
- Address: MT Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, NF-5620, North Bend, WA 98045
- Elevation: 1300 ft
- Pass: Northwest Forest Pass
- Directions
- SummitPost: "From Seattle, take I-90 to exit 34 in North bend. Take 468th Ave for about .6 mile. Turn right on Middle Fork road. At about 1 mile stay to the left at a now closed fork in the road. Continue for another 1.5 or so until the road turns to dirt. This is FS RD 56. Drive about 10 miles, cross a bridge, and take a right. You will go about 6.5 miles until you come to another gate. This is the Dingford trailhead and gate, the jumping off point for the Myrtle Lake route, and also now the end of the public access road. For the east ridge route, hike or ride bicycle 7 miles further. Watch for the giant broken log in the road which is right accross from the Hardscrabble Lakes access trail. This parking area is a half mile from the road's end at Dutch Miller trailhead."
- WTA: "From Seattle, drive east on I-90 to exit 34. Turn left onto 468th Street and follow it to the junction with the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Road. Turn right and continue up the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Road for 12 miles to the large Middle Fork trailhead parking area on the right. Pass the parking area and turn right onto a gravel road immediately after crossing a large concrete bridge. The road is marked for Dingford and Dutch Miller Gap. Continue six miles on a heavily potholed road to a gate. Passes and privy are available at the trailhead."
- I-90 Road Condition:
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Route Information: Dingford Creek Route
Misc
- Videos:
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- Notes:
- There are two main routes as described in summitpost: "There are two standard
approaches for this peak. The east ridge (Hardscrabble route) is easier
and less confusing, but the Middle Fork Road has been gated at Dingford
Creek so it's now 25 miles round-trip. The north slope (Dingford route)
is less distance but involves serious route finding and bushwhacking
depending on snow conditions."
- North slope / Dingford route in summitpost: "12-13 miles round-trip and 5280 feet of gain, class 2-3 with route finding. Approach from Dingford creek trail to Myrtle Lake. Ascend to Big Snow Lake making use of steep gullies. Traverse right around Snowflake Lake, then ascend to the summit. This route is now the shortest, but certainly not easiest to puzzle out. Failed attempts and running out of time is somewhat common on this route."
- Big snow mountain could be reached from the east ridge, i.e., Hardscrabble route. But it is a long trip as explained in summitpost: "25
miles total but 8 miles round trip up from the road, 4000+' gain, class
2 scramble with some route finding. It might be advisable to bring a
bike for the road portion. The trail starts a half mile short of the
end of Middle fork road. This access trail can be found right across
the road from a large fallen log. From the lower lake head east and
ascend a climbers path to upper Hardscrabble Lake. Stay on the path,
ascending through forest and keeping near the inlet to the lake. If one
goes too far to the left you will run into cliff bands. From there, the
climb begins up a gully to a col. From the col, drop down onto the open
granite slab of the north slope. Follow the east ridge to the summit.
This is the preferred route to the summit, and will require an overnight
for all except the hardiest of souls." Here is one nwhikers.net trip report 6/30 - 7/1 2016.
- There is a backcountry ski route from Miller River, Lake Dorothy to Big Snow Mountain. Route is described in nwhikers.net trip report 8/12-14/2016.
