Iron Mountain (Darrington)

  • Date:
    2013/01/04
    Round-trip distance:
    11 miles
    Elevation gain:
    3,760 feet
    Trip type:
    scramble
    USGS quad:
    Helena Ridge
    In:
    Mountain Loop Highway area
    Car-to-car:
    10 hours 5 minutes
    • 6 hours 4 minutes ascending from the highway to the summit
    • 3 hours 35 minutes descending from the summit to the highway
  • We parked at the south trail head for the Old Sauk River (which is further north than on Greentrails) and walked the Mountain Loop Highway a short distance south before plunging into the brush.
    We parked at the south trail head for the Old Sauk River (which is further north than on Greentrails) and walked the Mountain Loop Highway a short distance south before plunging into the brush.
  • The soggy, brushy SE slopes of Iron Mtn.
    The soggy, brushy SE slopes of Iron Mtn.
  • There were some big trees along our route. This downed tree was the granddaddy of them all.
    There were some big trees along our route. This downed tree was the granddaddy of them all.
  • Stretch, Yana, stretch!
    Stretch, Yana, stretch!
  • Snow blobs on snags.
    Snow blobs on snags.
  • Yana on the summit of Iron Mountain. There were two 4560' closed contours that could have been the summit, we visited both and the northern one seemed like the highest to us.
    Yana on the summit of Iron Mountain. There were two 4560' closed contours that could have been the summit, we visited both and the northern one seemed like the highest to us.
  • On the summit of Iron Mountain
    On the summit of Iron Mountain
  • Looking east to the Sauk River and White Chuck River valleys from the summit of Iron Mountain.
    Looking east to the Sauk River and White Chuck River valleys from the summit of Iron Mountain.
  • The clouds kept lifting while we were on the summit, making it difficult to leave.
    The clouds kept lifting while we were on the summit, making it difficult to leave.
  • White Chuck Mountain.
    White Chuck Mountain.
  • White Chuck Mountain.
    White Chuck Mountain.
  • Voodoo Peak.
    Voodoo Peak.
  • We decided to descend via the logging roads so we would not have to bushwack in the dark.
    We decided to descend via the logging roads so we would not have to bushwack in the dark.
  • White Chuck Mountain.
    White Chuck Mountain.
  • Glacier and Sloan Peak.
    Glacier and Sloan Peak.
  • Jumbo Mountain.
    Jumbo Mountain.
  • Road walking in the dark.
    Road walking in the dark.
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