Black Lake Point 2000+ from North Fork gate 31

I parked on the North Fork Road between gates 31 and 32 and rode my bike past gate 31 up Road 29410. At the 4-way intersection I went left onto Road 29400, crossed Deep Creek, then went right at the 3-way intersection. I soon parked my bike at a point NE of and below point 2000's saddle and skirted the edge of the clear-cut up to the saddle. The forest at the edge of the clearcut is young with very little underbrush but a lot of rotting wood on the forest floor. From the saddle I went NW to the top of point 2000+. The summit was a mess of sword fern and vine maple with no views. I descended 200 feet via the NW ridge then dropped down the east side of the ridge back to the logging road and returned to my bike.

Comments

This was not an attractive destination, as far as I can tell the only reason to visit Black Lake Point 2000+ is to satisfy your curiosity.

References

• Book: 100 Hikes in Washington's Alpine Lakes (see Bare Mountain driving directions)
• Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: Road Conditions

Travel Times

• 38 minutes driving there from Lower Queen Anne to I-90 exit 31
• 43 minutes driving there from I-90 exit 31 to North Fork Gate 31
• 20 minutes ascending via bike from North Fork Gate 31 to base of Black Lake Point 2000+
• 36 minutes ascending from base of Black Lake Point 2000+ to Black Lake Point 2000+
• 52 minutes descending from Black Lake Point 2000+ to base of Black Lake Point 2000+
• 20 minutes descending via bike from base of Black Lake Point 2000+ to North Fork Gate 31