Cutthroat Peak is located about two miles west of Washington Pass (north from the road) in Washington's North Cascades. It's close to the road, and offers a nice easy acess alpine rock trip with sections of exposed 3rd and 4th class with a pitch or two of mid 5th class at the summit.

Other Information
Driving Distance from Portland 340 miles
Driving Time from Portland 7 hours
Expected Duration Car to car in one day
Relevant Books Selected Climbs in the Cascades Vol. 2 by Nelson and Potterfield Cascade Alpine Guide: Rainy Pass to Fraser River by Fred Beckey
Relevant Maps USGS 7 minute series, Washington Pass, USGS North Cascades National Park, Green Trails Washington Pass (but as this climb is a mile or so from the highway, it's pretty hard to get lost!) <href="http: maps.google.com="" maps?f="q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Cutthroat+Peak+WA&sll=46.48845,-121.407026&sspn=0.018142,0.045233&g=gilbert+peak+WA&ie=UTF8&ll=48.515211,-120.686531&spn=0.017455,0.045233&t=p&z=15"" title="Google map">Google map (pretty close =^)</href="http:>
FIND AN UPCOMING ACTIVITY ON THE Calendar