Route: Big Snow Mountain (Middle fork Snoqualmie)
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."
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Route Information: Dingford Creek Route
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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.
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