Old Snowy is probably the easiest glaciated peak to climb in the NW. It's not as well known as St. Helens or South Sister, and thus gets a lot fewer climbers. If you are looking for a gentle approach and non-technical ascent in a beautiful area, this is your peak. It's in the aptly named Goat Rocks area, between Mts. Adams and Rainier. Bring the binoculars for mountain goat watching.

Activity Notes

The originally posted Matterhorn/Sacajawea climb has been moved to Old Snowy in the spectacular Goat Rocks Wilderness.

On Tuesday, we'll hike to a campsite just outside Snowgrass Flat (5 miles with 1500 feet of gain), set up camp, and hike with daypacks past Goat Lake to Hawkeye Point (about 7 miles roundtrip from camp with 1600 feet of gain.)

Wednesday is summit day. Roundtrip from camp is 5 miles with 2000 feet of gain. A short Class 3 scramble gets us to the top. We may do some of the traverse to Ives Peak to check out a unique arch formation. After enjoying the view, we'll return to camp, pack up and hike out. 

Other Information
Driving Distance from Portland 150 miles
Driving Time from Portland 3 hours
Expected Duration Car to car in two or more days
Relevant Books Cascade Alpine Guide: Columbia River to Stevens Pass by Fred Beckey
Relevant Maps The USGS 7 minute series does not cover this area in one convenient map. The best one is the US Forest Service Goat Rocks Wilderness map. Others are: Green Trails: Packwood (302) and White Pass (303) <href="http: maps.google.com="" maps?f="q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Old+Snowy+WA&sll=63.479444,-145.397222&sspn=0.011248,0.04549&ie=UTF8&ll=46.511714,-121.453986&spn=0.017337,0.04549&t=p&z=15&iwloc=addr"" title="Google map">Google map</href="http:>
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