Lichtenberg Mountain via Smith Brook

Lichtenberg Mountain from Smith Brook Road

Date: 2007/01/27
Trip type: backcountry ski
Elevation gain: approx. 2,780 feet (approx 847 meters)
Car-to-car time: 9 hours 1 minute
USGS Quad: Labyrinth Mountain
In Area: Highway 2 Corridor

Travel Times

Car-to-car time: 9 hours 1 minute
Driving there time: 1 hour 51 minutes
Ascending time: 5 hours
Descending time: 3 hours 4 minutes

45 minutes driving there from Capitol Hill to Sultan
1 hour 6 minutes driving there from Sultan to Highway 2 and Smith Brook Road
1 hour 40 minutes ascending from Highway 2 and Smith Brook Road (3,165') to where we left the road for the ridge (3,990')
1 hour 8 minutes ascending from where we left the road for the ridge (3,990') to Lichtenwasser Lake (4,745')
2 hours 12 minutes ascending from Lichtenwasser Lake (4,745') to summit of Lichtenberg Mountain
1 hour 22 minutes descending from summit of Lichtenberg Mountain (5,925') to Lichtenwasser Lake (4,745')
1 hour 5 minutes descending from Lichtenwasser Lake (4,745') to where we left the ridge for the road (3,945')
37 minutes descending from where we left the ridge for the road (3,945') to Highway 2 and Smith Brook Road

References

Winter guide book: 100 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Routes