Oakes and Acorn via S slopes

We parked on the north side of Oakes Creek and ascended the slopes between Oakes Creek and Steelhead Creek.

  • Date:
    2012/03/25
    Elevation gain:
    5,493 feet
    Trip type:
    scramble
    USGS quad:
    Damnation Peak
    In:
    North Cascades
    Car-to-car:
    10 hours 31 minutes
    • 4 hours 38 minutes ascending from Bacon Creek Road to summit of Oakes Peak
    • 2 hours 28 minutes traversing from summit of Oakes Peak to Acorn Peak
    • 2 hours 28 minutes descending from Acorn Peak to Bacon Creek Road
  • Baker peaking over the Bacon/Diobsud ridge
    Baker peaking over the Bacon/Diobsud ridge
  • Triumph from a sub-summit of Oakes
    Triumph from a sub-summit of Oakes
  • The slope directly below the summit of Oakes, with Big Devil Peak in the background
    The slope directly below the summit of Oakes, with Big Devil Peak in the background
  • Mount Triumph from summit of Oakes Peak
    Mount Triumph from summit of Oakes Peak
  • Diobsud Buttes and Bacon Peak from summit of Oakes Peak
    Diobsud Buttes and Bacon Peak from summit of Oakes Peak
  • Descending from the summit of Oakes Peak
    Descending from the summit of Oakes Peak
  • Mount Triumph
    Mount Triumph
  • Mount Triumph
    Mount Triumph
  • Mount Triumph
    Mount Triumph
  • Damnation peak
    Damnation peak
  • Oakes Peak from Acorn Peak
    Oakes Peak from Acorn Peak
  • On the way back we had few short, but competitive glissades
    On the way back we had few short, but competitive glissades
  • Back to the Bacon Creek Road
    Back to the Bacon Creek Road
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