Trip
Alpine Scramble - Cowlitz Divide
A strenuous but gorgeous ‘out and back’ scramble to vast meadows and breathtaking vistas in Cowlitz Park (Point 6859 in the SE portion of Mount Rainier National Park). Lots of wildlife with bugling elk, soaring hawks, and a passel of ptarmigans. A strenuous trip at 18 miles and 5000’ of elevation gain.
Contacts
Dave Morgan
Primary Leader
- Sun, Sep 17, 2023
- Seattle Alpine Scrambling
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Strenuous 5, Technical 1
- Challenging
- Mileage: 18.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,000 ft
- High Point Elevation: 6,859 ft
- FULL (6 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Arranged via email, with a 7:00am start time from Box Canyon.
This trip will NOT be visiting Indian Bar and will depart from the Wonderland Trail at ~5700’ to ascend into Cowlitz Park. Although we will maintain a steady/moderate pace (with few breaks), this should get us to Point 6859 with time to spare for a quick cat nap. I expect this trip to be almost a carbon copy of this one. Photos from past trips can be seen here.
Route/Place
Indian Bar-Cowlitz Divide
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Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270 - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Helmet
- Mountaineering Boots or Approach Shoes
- Poles or Ice Axe
Trip Reports