Evening hike up Mount Defiance

Lindsay, aspiring Glacier Lilly	Evening light near the summit of Mount Defiance
Pratt Mountain from Mount Defiance	Clouds rolling in as we descend
Field of Glacier Lillies and Miners Lettuce

Date: 2009/06/19
Trip type: hike
Elevation gain: approx. 3,440 feet
USGS quad: Bandera
In areas: Alpine Lakes Wilderness, South Fork Snoqualmie Drainage, Middle Fork Snoqualmie Drainage

Travel Times

Car-to-car time: 5 hours 28 minutes

2 hours 55 minutes ascending from Mason Lake trail head to summit of Mount Defiance
2 hours 9 minutes descending from summit of Mount Defiance to Mason Lake trail head

References

Book: 100 Hikes in Washington's Alpine Lakes
Book: 55 Hikes Around Snoqualmie Pass: Mountains to Sound Greenway
Book: Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes: Vol 1 - Columbia River to Stevens Pass