Day Hike Washington: North Cascades, 5th Edition

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS 
Overview Map vii 
Hikes at a Glance viii 
Acknowledgments xi 
The North Cascades xii 
Using This Guide xv 
Be Careful xx 

Baker Lake, 1
1. Park Butte–Railroad  Grade, 2 
2. Scott Paul Trail, 6 
3. Anderson Butte–Watson  and Anderson Lakes, 9 
4. Shadow of the Sentinels  Trail, 12 
5. Baker River Trail, 15
6. Baker Lake Trail, 19
7. Sauk Mountain, 23 

Cascade Pass, 27
8. Lookout Mountain Trail  (near Marblemount), 28 
9. Hidden Lake Lookout, 32
10. Boston Basin, 36 
11. Cascade Pass–Sahale  Arm, 39 

Diablo and Ross Lakes, 43
12. Thornton Lakes–Trappers  Peak, 44 
13. Skagit River Loop, 48
14. Sourdough Mountain  Trail, 51 
15. Pyramid Lake Trail, 54
16. Diablo Lake Trail, 57
17. Thunder Knob Trail, 61
18. Thunder Creek–Fourth of  July Pass, 64 
19. Ross Dam, 68 
20. Happy Creek Forest  Walk, 71 
21. Ruby Creek Trail, 73 
 
Rainy and Washington  Passes, 77
22. Easy Pass, 78 
23. Lake Ann–Maple Pass  Loop, 81 
24. Rainy Lake, 84 
25. Blue Lake Trail, 86 
26. Washington Pass  Overlook, 89 
27. Cutthroat Pass Trail, 91

Harts Pass and the Methow, 95
28. Driveway Butte, 96 
29. Grasshopper Pass, 100 30. Slate Peak, 104 
31. Goat Peak Lookout, 107 32. Sun Mountain Trails, 110
33. Patterson Mountain, 115 34. Slate Creek Trail, 119 
35. Lookout Mountain Trail (near Twisp), 123 

Chuckanut and Blanchard Mountains, 127
36. Oyster Dome, 128 
37. Fragrance Lake, 131 

West Mount Baker, 135
38. Canyon Lake, 136 
39. Heliotrope Ridge Trail, 139 
40. BAKER HOT SPRINGS [new]
41. COUGAR DIVIDE TRAIL [new]
42. Horseshoe Bend Trail, 149 

North Mount Baker, 153
43. Church Mountain, 154
44. Damfino Lakes and  Excelsior Mountain, 157 
45. High Divide Trail via  Damfino Lakes Trail, 160 
46. Excelsior Pass Trail, 163
47. Welcome Pass, 167 
48. Yellow Aster Butte, 169
49. Winchester Mountain Lookout, 172 
50. High Pass Trail, 175 51. Goat Mountain, 179
52. Hannegan Pass and  Peak, 183 

Heather Meadows, 187
53. Picture Lake, 188 
54. Bagley Lakes–Lower Wild  Goose Trails Loop, 191 
55. Chain Lakes Loop, 194
56. Lake Ann Trail, 199 
57. Artist Ridge Trail, 202
58. Table Mountain, 205
59. Ptarmigan Ridge Trail, 208 

Index 213