Garland Peak

Trip Report

Richard, Lynn, Matt, Kathleen, and I parked half a mile below the Basalt Pass trailhead (trail #1530?) and hiked the snow covered road to the trail. Much of the trail was clear of snow, but we were on snowshoes well before we reached the pass. From the pass we followed the trail north until around 6,000' where the trail was deeply buried and we just followed the ridge northward. At around 6,800' we contoured eastward along the basin to the west ridge of Garland Peak, then followed the ridge to the summit.

There were a lot of ageing cornices. It was a walk-up except for one steep, 15 foot spot north of point 6,754' where we turned into the slope and kicked steps down.

Much of the route has excellent views of the peaks to the west and NW. And the summit has nice views of the Entiat area.

References

• Book: Seattle Outdoors: Hiking & Cycling-Puget Sound and Cascades

Travel Times

• 5 hours 47 minutes ascending from near Basalt Pass trailhead to Garland Peak summit
• 3 hours 37 minutes descending from Garland Peak summit to Basalt Pass trailhead

Visited

• Garland Pk.
• Saska Peak USGS quad
• Washington State
• Wenatchee National Forest

SW side of Garland Peak

Looking south to point 6754 on ridge