Scatter Peaks loop

Scatter Benchmark: pleasant class 2. Middle Scatter Peak: easy class 3. Main summit of Scatter Peaks: 20 feet of low class 5 on solid rock.

  • Date:
    2015/08/16
    Car-to-car:
    9 hours 1 minute
    Round-trip distance:
    8 miles
    Elevation gain:
    4,200 feet
    Trip type:
    scramble
    USGS quad:
    Jack Ridge

  • Road 160 was too rough for us, we parked after half a mile.
    Road 160 was too rough for us, we parked after half a mile.
  • We left Road 160 where it crossed Scatter Pk's SW ridge.
    We left Road 160 where it crossed Scatter Pk's SW ridge.
  • The SW ridge had a ATV trail for a short distance.
    The SW ridge had a ATV trail for a short distance.
  • The Cle Elum River Valley from Scatter Pk's SW ridge.
    The Cle Elum River Valley from Scatter Pk's SW ridge.
  • Goat Mountain with its summit in the smoke from wildfires.
    Goat Mountain with its summit in the smoke from wildfires.
  • Mount Stuart through the smoky haze.
    Mount Stuart through the smoky haze.
  • The summit of Scatter Benchmark in the distance.
    The summit of Scatter Benchmark in the distance.
  • Scatter Benchmark
    Scatter Benchmark
  • On the summit of Scatter Benchmark, looking at Solomon Mountain.
    On the summit of Scatter Benchmark, looking at Solomon Mountain.
  • Middle Scatter Peak (left) and the main summit of Scatter Peaks, our next destinations.
    Middle Scatter Peak (left) and the main summit of Scatter Peaks, our next destinations.
  • The main summit of Scatter Peaks from the SE slopes of Middle Scatter Peak.
    The main summit of Scatter Peaks from the SE slopes of Middle Scatter Peak.
  • Scatter Peaks
    Scatter Peaks
  • Oops, that was a false summit.
    Oops, that was a false summit.
  • On the summit of Middle Scatter Peak.
    On the summit of Middle Scatter Peak.
  • Scatter Peaks and Mount Stuart.
    Scatter Peaks and Mount Stuart.
  • Middle Scatter Peak.
    Middle Scatter Peak.
  • The summit block of the main summit of Scatter Peaks. Carla ascended via the large diagonal crack to the left of the summit. Lindsay and I ascended on the right side of the summit. (After descending via the left-hand crack, I prefer the right-hand route.)
    The summit block of the main summit of Scatter Peaks. Carla ascended via the large diagonal crack to the left of the summit. Lindsay and I ascended on the right side of the summit. (After descending via the left-hand crack, I prefer the right-hand route.)
  • On the summit of Scatter Peaks.
    On the summit of Scatter Peaks.
  • Solomon Mountain and Harding Mountain.
    Solomon Mountain and Harding Mountain.
  • The 6,200' meadow below Scatter Peaks.
    The 6,200' meadow below Scatter Peaks.
  • North Fork Fortune Creek Trail
    North Fork Fortune Creek Trail
  • Road 160
    Road 160
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