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Colchuck Lake and Aasgard Pass

Date: 2005/05/22
Trip type: scramble
Special gear: ice axe, helmet
Elevation gain: approx. 4,415 feet
Round-trip distance: approx. 12 miles
Car-to-car time: 11 hours 22 minutes
USGS quad: Enchantment Lakes
Aesthetic rating: 5/5

A Hollywood day. The pictures can describe this day much better than I could ever hope to.

References

Maps

  • Greentrails map: The Enchantments (209S)

Travel Times

Car-to-car time: 11 hours 22 minutes
  • 2 hours 6 minutes ascending from Lake Stuart trailhead to N side of Colchuck Lake
  • 3 hours 22 minutes ascending from N side of Colchuck Lake to Aasgard Pass
  • 1 hour 59 minutes descending from Aasgard Pass to S side of Colchuck Lake
  • 2 hours 27 minutes descending from S side of Colchuck Lake to Lake Stuart trailhead
  • 3 hours 2 minutes driving back from Lake Stuart trailhead to Lower Queen Anne
NE side of Dragontail Peak
Image of NE side of Dragontail Peak

Dragontail Peak and Colchuck Peak over Colchuck Lake
Image of Dragontail Peak and Colchuck Peak over Colchuck Lake

Sunrise on Icicle Ridge from Road 7601
Image of Sunrise on Icicle Ridge from Road 7601

Dragontail Peak from Colchuck Lake
Image of Dragontail Peak from Colchuck Lake

NE side of Dragontail Peak
Image of NE side of Dragontail Peak

Ascending Aasgard Pass
Image of Ascending Aasgard Pass

Witches Tower from Aasgard Pass
Image of Witches Tower from Aasgard Pass

Brian, Carla, and Laurie at Aasgard Pass with Dragontail Peak in background
Image of Brian, Carla, and Laurie at Aasgard Pass with Dragontail Peak in background

Colchuck Peak from Colchuck Lake
Image of Colchuck Peak from Colchuck Lake

Cashmere Mountain from Colchuck Lake
Image of Cashmere Mountain from Colchuck Lake
Copyright © 2005 Gabriel Deal.