Goat Rocks loop

  • Date:
    2015/09/07 to 2015/09/08
    Car-to-car:
    2 days
    Round-trip distance:
    20 miles
    Elevation gain:
    6,700 feet
    Trip type:
    scramble
    USGS quad:
    Old Snowy Mountain

    • Day 1

  • Hiking up Snowgrass Trail.
    Hiking up Snowgrass Trail.
  • Snowgrass Flats, Old Snowy Mountain, and Ives Peak.
    Snowgrass Flats, Old Snowy Mountain, and Ives Peak.
  • Looking down on Snowgrass Flats.
    Looking down on Snowgrass Flats.
  • Ives Peak
    Ives Peak
  • Mount Adams
    Mount Adams
  • The short ledge that leads to the final summit scramble on Ives Peak's south side.
    The short ledge that leads to the final summit scramble on Ives Peak's south side.
  • Ives Peak's chossy south slopes, right below the summit.
    Ives Peak's chossy south slopes, right below the summit.
  • Mount Curtis Gilbert from the summit of Ives Peak.
    Mount Curtis Gilbert from the summit of Ives Peak.
  • Mount Rainier and Old Snowy Mountain from the summit of Ives Peak.
    Mount Rainier and Old Snowy Mountain from the summit of Ives Peak.
  • Old Snowy Mountain
    Old Snowy Mountain
  • The McCall Glacier and Tieton Peak.
    The McCall Glacier and Tieton Peak.
  • Old Snowy Mountain from the PCT.
    Old Snowy Mountain from the PCT.
  • The trail up the NE side of Old Snowy Mountain.
    The trail up the NE side of Old Snowy Mountain.
  • The summit of Old Snowy Mountain.
    The summit of Old Snowy Mountain.
  • The north base of Curtis Gilbert.
    The north base of Curtis Gilbert.
  • Tieton Peak
    Tieton Peak
  • Old Snowy Mountain
    Old Snowy Mountain
  • Hawkeye Point over Goat Lake.
    Hawkeye Point over Goat Lake.
  • Mount Rainier from the Lily Basin Trail.
    Mount Rainier from the Lily Basin Trail.
  • Old Snowy Mountain from our camp below Goat Lake.
    Old Snowy Mountain from our camp below Goat Lake.
  • Old Snowy Mountain
    Old Snowy Mountain
  • Mount Adams
    Mount Adams

    • Day 2

  • Mount Adams
    Mount Adams
  • Hawkeye Point over Goat Lake.
    Hawkeye Point over Goat Lake.
  • Hawkeye Point over Goat Lake (one hour later).
    Hawkeye Point over Goat Lake (one hour later).
  • Mount Adams and Goat Ridge from the Lily Basin Trail.
    Mount Adams and Goat Ridge from the Lily Basin Trail.
  • Walking up the side trail that goes up Hawkeye.
    Walking up the side trail that goes up Hawkeye.
  • Mount Rainier and Johnson Peak.
    Mount Rainier and Johnson Peak.
  • Hawkeye Point
    Hawkeye Point
  • On the summit of Hawkeye Point.
    On the summit of Hawkeye Point.
  • Goat Lake from Hawkeye Point.
    Goat Lake from Hawkeye Point.
  • Hiking down the Goat Ridge Trail.
    Hiking down the Goat Ridge Trail.
  • A last peak at the summit of Hawkeye Point from the Goat Ridge Trail.
    A last peak at the summit of Hawkeye Point from the Goat Ridge Trail.
  • The Goat Rocks from Goat Ridge Lookout.
    The Goat Rocks from Goat Ridge Lookout.
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