Trip Date: June 10, 2007
Long’s Peak Day Climb
North Fork Teanaway River
Long’s Peak (6878′)
Long’s Pass
Trip Report Summary
Region: Central Washington Cascades
Sub-Region: Teanaway Mountains
Area: Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest
Starting & Ending Point: Esmerelda Trailhead at end of North Fork Teanaway River Road (Elev. 4250 feet)
Way Points: North Fork Teanaway River & Long’s Pass Trail junction & Long’s Peak summit & Long’s Pass (trail hike & snow hike & snow climb & rock scramble)
Summit: Long’s Peak (snow climb & rock scramble via Southwest Couloir—Upper South Ridge; descent via Full South Ridge)
Approximate Stats: 7 miles traveled; 2700 feet gained & lost; 2.1 hours up; 1.7 hours down.
Full Trip Report
Fay, Janet, and Eileen joined me for a Sunday hike and scramble in the Teanaway Mountains. We were all simply looking for a short and reasonably dry outing on this wet weekend; the fact that we ended up on a nice little peak that none of us had ever summited before was a surprising bonus. I’m referring to Point 6878, located between Ingalls Pass and Long’s Pass. It isn’t named on any map, so I drifted up the name “Long’s Peak” for obvious geographical reasons. Inexplicably, Beckey’s third edition dubs this “Hinkhouse Peak”!
We started on bare trail at the Esmerelda Trailhead but encountered predominant snowcover around 5400 feet. From near Ingalls Pass, a short snow couloir led us easily to the saddle just south of the peak, then we waltzed up to the summit for lunch and views.
- Ascending Long’s Peak
- Ingalls Creek Valley From Summit
The rainshadow was working well all day, and most nearby peaks were out.
- Hawkins Mountain From Summit
- Ingalls Peaks From Summit
- Argonaut Peak From Summit
For our descent, we strolled along the ridge crest to Long’s Pass, …
- Heading Down To Longs Pass
- Longs Pass
… then followed the trail back to the car.
Route Map
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