Pugh Mountain via trail

This peak has a trail all the way to the top, originally built to access a lookout that used to be on the peak. The trail is hiker-friendly to the start of the ridge past Stujack Pass. On the ridge the trail becomes somewhat scrambly and a bit exposed at times. Views on the ridge are awesome, particularly surprising to me were the views of the summit which sprang into sight fully formed when we turned a corner. We're climbing that? But the trail (built in part by dynamite) wends its way up and around the summit in a somewhat trail-like way.

The summit had awesome views, Mount Rainier to the south, Mount Baker and Mount Shuksan to the north, up-front views of Glacier Peak and Sloan Peak, White Chuck Mountain looking impressive to the north, and a host of other peaks. It was a wonderful summit to spend a leisurely hour in the sun.

  • Date:
    2005/07/03
    Elevation gain:
    5,135 feet
    Trip type:
    scramble
    USGS quads:
    Pugh Mountain, White Chuck Mountain
    In:
    Monte Cristo
    Car-to-car:
    10 hours 19 minutes
    • 1 hour 25 minutes driving there from Lower Queene Anne to Darrington Ranger Station
    • 30 minutes driving there from Darrington Ranger Station to trailhead
    • 4 hours 50 minutes ascending from trailhead to Pugh Mountain summit
    • 4 hours 24 minutes descending from Pugh Mountain summit to trailhead
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  • Hiking up Stujack Pass
    Hiking up Stujack Pass
  • Glacier Peak from Pugh Mountain
    Glacier Peak from Pugh Mountain
  • Mary coming down the ridge from Pugh Mountain
    Mary coming down the ridge from Pugh Mountain
  • Pugh Mountain from the trail
    Pugh Mountain from the trail
  • Whitechuck Mountain from Pugh Mountain trail
    Whitechuck Mountain from Pugh Mountain trail
  • Mary with Whitechuck Mountain in the background
    Mary with Whitechuck Mountain in the background
  • Hiking down Stujack Pass
    Hiking down Stujack Pass

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