Route: Moolock Mountain (Middle fork Snoqualmie)

Mountain Information:

• Name: Moolock Mountain (South Peak)
• Region:  Central Cascades (Middle fork Snoqualmie)
• Summit Elevation: 4965 ft / 1513 m
• SummitPost Link:  
• Moolock Mountain: http://www.summitpost.org/moolock-mountain/745966
• The "Home Court" 100: http://www.summitpost.org/the-home-court-100/649859,  map
• Peakbagger Link: http://peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2079
• Mountaineers Link:  https://www.mountaineers.org/explore/routes-places/south-bessemer-moolock-mountains
• 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:  13.6 miles
• Activity: Scrambling, Snowshoeing
• Difficulty: Winter Scramble, Very Strenuous
• Season: December, January, February, March, April
• Source: https://www.mountaineers.org/explore/routes-places/south-bessemer-moolock-mountains
• Existing tracks: map, gpx file
• Related Trip Report: http://peakbagger.com/climber/ascent.aspx?aid=370506
• Caltopo Route: https://caltopo.com/m/TM9U

 

 Misc 

• Videos: 
• South Bessemer Mountain 2012-01-22
• Other Links: 
• onehikeaweek.com trip report
• peakbagger trip report - May 28, 2012
• Mountaineers trip report
• NWhikers.net trip report 4/9/2014
• willhiteweb route introduction
• Notes: 
• A good overview of the mid fork valley road and mountains.
• At 3,200 feet is the first big Y intersection. Take a right which cuts back steeply uphill. This road will take you to the Bessemer-Moolock Saddle on the crest. From there, turn left on a narrow road up through the trees to a huge barrow pit. Follow the road on the north side of the barrow pit, dropping a bit of elevation but still staying on the ridge crest. Follow it until you are below the east ridge of Moolock. You can scramble the narrow east ridge of Moolock or you can follow the road into the open slopes SE of the summit, then climb up obtaining the east ridge closer to the summit.