Grindstone Mountain via Chatter Creek

Date: 2004/10/02
Trip type: scramble
Time spent ascending: 4 hours 10 minutes
Time spent descending: 3 hours 18 minutes
USGS quads: Jack Ridge, Chiwaukum Mountains
Aesthetic rating: 4/5
We followed the route in 75 Scrambles.

Comments

The trailhead has been moved to a lower elevation than 75 Scrambles or my USGS map lists it at.

It was a good autumn scramble, the larches were yellow, and the huckleberry bushes were a brilliant red.

The final part of the ascent was on some very fun solid granite.

References

Maps

USGS quad: Chiwaukum Mountains
USGS quad: Jack Ridge

Travel Times

Total time on trail including breaks: 8 hours 18 minutes

Driving time: 2 hours 21 minutes
Ascending time (not including breaks): 4 hours 10 minutes
Descending time (not including breaks): 3 hours 18 minutes

Altitudes below are readings from my altimeter so they are only approximate.

2012/05/21: 1 hour 56 minutes driving from Intersection of 502 and I-405 to Leavenworth
25 minutes driving from Leavenworth to Chatter Creek trailhead
4 hours 10 minutes ascending from Chatter Creek trailhead to Grindstone Mountain
3 hours 18 minutes descending from Grindstone Mountain to Chatter Creek trailhead

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