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NW face of Kangaroo Temple

East side of Cooper point 7840
Image of East side of Cooper point 7840
Climbers on the the last pitch (starting bottom left) of the N face route on Kangaroo temple
Image of Climbers on the the last pitch (starting bottom left) of the N face route on Kangaroo temple
Date: 2006/09/23
Trip type: intermediate rock climb
Elevation gain: approx. 2,425 feet
USGS quads: SilverStarMountainQuad, Silver Star Mountain, Washington Pass
In area: North Cascades
Car-to-car time: 11 hours 38 minutes
  • 3 hours 18 minutes driving there from Lower Queen Anne to Highway 20 hairpin turn (just east of Washington Pass)
  • 2 hours 12 minutes ascending from Highway 20 hairpin turn to base of NW face climb (gearing up)
  • 34 minutes ascending from base of NW face climb (gearing up) to base of NW face climb (starting to climb)
  • 4 hours 7 minutes ascending from base of NW face climb (starting to climb) to summit of Kangaroo Temple
  • 1 hour 25 minutes descending from summit of Kangaroo Temple to notch between Little Finger and Kangaroo Temple
  • 2 hours 1 minute descending from notch between Little Finger and Kangaroo Temple to Highway 20 hairpin turn

References

Silver Star Mountain from Kangaroo Temple
Image of Silver Star Mountain from Kangaroo Temple
Snoozing on summit of Kangaroo Temple
Image of Snoozing on summit of Kangaroo Temple
NW face of Kangaroo Temple
Image of NW face of Kangaroo Temple
Little Finger
Image of Little Finger
NW face of Kangaroo Temple
Image of NW face of Kangaroo Temple
NW side of Kangaroo Temple
Image of NW side of Kangaroo Temple
The Fin
Image of The Fin
N end of Kangaroo Ridge in evening
Image of N end of Kangaroo Ridge in evening
East side of Liberty Bell group in morning
Image of East side of Liberty Bell group in morning
South Early Winters Spire and North Early Winters Spire in morning
Image of South Early Winters Spire and North Early Winters Spire in morning
Copyright © 2006 Gabriel Deal.