Mt. Pugh offers an easy ascent to a high vantage point - this is a popular "scramble" peak. The summit affords a bird's eye view of nearby White Horse Mountain, Three Fingers, Sloan, and Whitechuck. A summit lookout is no longer in existence, but the fine view remains. Most of the route is on a trail. Note that some maps refer to this peak as Pugh Mountain.

Activity Notes

Mt Pugh, whose trailhead is off a gravel one-lane road at the east end of Washington's Mountain Loop Highway, is a long day climb of 11 miles and 5,175' (just under a mile of elevation). A nice trail, with just a few trees blocking our way, eventually leads to a nice, long scramble. Potential views from the summit are of mountains in all directions.

Our travel route takes us through Seattle both ways. I have reserved two sites at Bedal Campground, the closest campground to our trailhead, for Fri and Sat nights. As our numbers have declined to seven climbers, I'll seek $19 from each climber to cover our campground reservation. 

Other Information
Driving Distance from Portland 260 miles
Driving Time from Portland 6 hours
Expected Duration Car to car in two or more days
Relevant Books Climbing Washington's Mountains by Jeff Smoot Cascade Alpine Guide: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass by Fred Beckey 75 Scrambles in Washington by Peggy Goldman
Relevant Maps USGS 7 minute series, Pugh Mountain and White Chuck Mountain, Green Trails #111, Sloan Peak <href="http: maps.google.com="" maps?f="q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Mt.+Pugh&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.732051,93.164063&ie=UTF8&ll=48.143153,-121.374292&spn=0.016809,0.04549&t=p&z=15&iwloc=addr"" title="Google map">Google map</href="http:>
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