Mazamas — For the Love of Mountains
Home of majestic mountain goats and ravenous chipmunks, Mt Ellinor is an easier, lower elevation peak with modest elevation gain. A good beginner climb, with a bit of snow and some rock scrambling. It's in the Olympic range near Puget Sound.
This peak is it fairly easy car to car in a day outing, and it's relatively close to Portland. The route ascends moderate snow slopes, which can be a nice glissade back down in early season. An excellent trip for beginning climbers to work on your snow technique.
Activity Notes
Please be aware that you must be a Mazamas member to apply for climbs.
We plan on getting up early to try to reach the trailhead at 5:00 AM. We will drive via Forest Service roads 24, 2419, and 019 to the lower Mount Ellinor trailhead at ~2700 ft. If we start here we will ascend approximately 3200 ft. If we can continue up we will try to reach the upper trailhead, which is located at about 3,500' and will shorten our trip. We will follow a hikers trail through beautiful older-growth forest to an open meadow at the base of the southeast chute. Early on the season this chute may be filled with snow. After ascending the chute to about the 5,700' level we will turn west to cross a basin, then climb the final slope to the summit. We should be back to the cars by late afternoon.
As we climb, we acknowledge the people that were here before us. Eight tribes have traditional associations to lands now in Olympic National Park: Hoh, Jamestown S'Klallam, Elwha Klallam, Makah, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Quileute, Quinault and Skokomish. To learn more about the tribes of the Olympic Peninsula please visit: https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/the-people?of-the-olympic-peninsula.htm
| Other Information | |
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| Driving Distance from Portland | 165 miles |
| Driving Time from Portland | 4 hours |
| General Route Info | summitpost: https://www.summitpost.org/mt-ellinor/151552 peakbagger: http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=1049 Olympic NF, Hood Canal Ranger District 360-877-5254 |
| Expected Duration | Car to car in one day |
| Interesting Features | Lake(s), Mountain Views |
| Relevant Books | Climbers Guide to the Olympic Mountains (3rd Edition) 75 Scrambles in Washington by Peggy Goldman |
| Relevant Maps | Olympic Custom Correct: Mt. Skokomish-Lake Cushman Green Trails: The Brothers Google map https://goo.gl/maps/gPvTv2bFynx |
| Useful Links | GPS Track GPS Coordinates Map |
