Mazamas — For the Love of Mountains
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.
Activity Notes
We will leave from the MMC on the 28th at 10am and go directly to Lone Fir Campground (first come first served). On Friday we will start from the campground at 5am and drive west of WA pass to begin the walk in. We climb Cutthroat Peak South Buttress (5.8 12 pitches). We return to camp the same night. The next day we break camp and go back to WA pass and climb Kangaroo Temple North Face (5.6 4 pitches). Drive home that night (30th).
| 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:> |
