Colchuck Lake and Aasgard Pass
Date: 2005/05/22Trip 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
- Book: 75 Scrambles in Washington: Classic Routes to the Summits
- Book: Climbing Washington's Mountains
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
Dragontail Peak and Colchuck Peak over Colchuck Lake
NE side of Dragontail Peak
Dragontail Peak from Colchuck Lake
Sunrise on Icicle Ridge from Road 7601
NE side of Dragontail Peak
Witches Tower from Aasgard Pass
Colchuck Peak from Colchuck Lake
Cashmere Mountain from Colchuck Lake
Brian, Carla, and Laurie at Aasgard Pass with Dragontail Peak in background
Ascending Aasgard Pass