Cowlitz Rocks from Paradise

We had intermittent low visibility all day, without the GPS navigation might have been a challenge, the nearby landmarks weren't always obvious. The route we took was mostly a snowshoe with one short section of easy rock scrambling around 7,040' on the ridge SW of Cowlitz Rocks. The summit itself was a walk-up with cornices and a steep drop off on the east side.

Date:

2005/01/29

Round-trip distance:

7 miles

Elevation gain:

2,080 feet

Trip type:

scramble

USGS quad:

Mount Rainier East

In:

Mount Rainier National Park

Car-to-car:

5 hours 11 minutes

2 hours 54 minutes ascending from Paradise to summit of Cowlitz Rocks
56 minutes descending from summit of Cowlitz Rocks to where we stopped for lunch at creek crossing
1 hour 3 minutes descending from where we stopped for lunch at creek crossing to Paradise

On the way back to Paradise from Cowlitz Rocks

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