Route: Columbia Peak - West Ridge (Central Cascades)
Mountain Information:
- Name: Columbia Peak
- Region: Central Cascades
- Summit Elevation: 7172 ft / 2186 m
- SummitPost:
- Peakbagger:
- WTA Link:
- Mountaineers Link:
- Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest:
Driving Directions:
- Trailhead:
- Address: Monte Cristo Trail, Granite Falls, WA 98252
- Elevation: 2,360 ft
- Pass: Northwest Forest Pass
- Directions:
- SummitPost:
"Take the Mountain Loop Highway east from Granite Falls for 30.5 miles. When you get to the end of the pavement, you have found Barlow Pass. Parking can be found on both sides of the highway. The left fork of the road continues to Darrington, while the gated right fork leads to Monte Cristo in four miles."
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Route Information: West Ridge
- Approach & Ascend from Mountaineers:
- Mountain
bike or hike 4 mi from Barlow Pass to Monte Cristo (8 mi round trip,
500 ft elevation gain). From there hike the Poodle Dog Pass and Twin
Lakes Trails to the saddle at Twin Lakes.
- From the saddle,
ascend the west spur to the summit of Columbia Peak. From Monte Cristo,
this is 12 mi round trip and 4,400 ft of elevation gain.
Misc
- Videos:
- Trip Reports:
- WTA trip reports
- Mountaineers trip reports
- CascadeClimbers trip reports
- Nwhikers.net trip reports
- Notes:
- Silver Tip Peak/Southeast Ridge is a good Class 4 scrambling side trip from Poodle Dog Pass on the way to Twin Lakes and Columbia Peak.
- There are a number of camping possibilities on this route. Silver Lake would be a good camp, particularly if you wish to combine this climb with a Silvertip Peak climb. Twin Lakes are another potential camp, but this would add at least 600' additional elevation gain.
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