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Hemlock Peak via Pineapple Pass

Date: 2005/01/01
Trip type: scramble
Special gear: ice axe, snowshoes
Elevation gain: approx. 2,480 feet
Car-to-car time: 6 hours 11 minutes
USGS quad: Snoqualmie Pass
In areas: Alpine Lakes Wilderness, South Fork Snoqualmie Drainage
Aesthetic rating: 4/5

Ian and I parked at the Snow Lake trailhead and hiked up the Snow Lake trail (#1013) and then took the Source Lake trail (#1013.1). Near the creek crossing where the Source Lake trail turns right we continued south below Bryant Peak towards Pineapple Pass. We crossed Pineapple Pass, then contoured NW below The Tooth to the ridge between Hemlock Peak and The Tooth. We stayed slightly below the ridge and followed it to the summit of Hemlock Peak.

Aside from a couple spots where I did some self-belay, we encountered no technical difficulties. We crossed a lot of slopes that would be very dangerous if the avalanche conditions were bad.

Comments

This was a pretty busy area, we met four or five parties on the off-trail section, most of them (maybe all) were going to The Tooth.

References

Maps

Travel Times

Car-to-car time: 6 hours 11 minutes
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The pass to Snow Lake from below Bryant Peak
Image of The pass to Snow Lake from below Bryant Peak

SE side of Bryant Peak from 4800 feet
Image of SE side of Bryant Peak from 4800 feet

Route Map

Map of our route to Hemlock Peak via Pineapple Pass
Image of Map of our route to Hemlock Peak via Pineapple Pass

Copyright © 2005 Gabriel Deal.