Cle Elum Mountains Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

A mountainous sub-region within the Central Washington Cascades, bounded by Cle Elum River, French Potholes, Meadow Creek, upper Jack Creek, Van Epps Pass, South Fork Fortune Creek, Gallagher Head Lake, DeRoux Creek, Middle Fork Teanaway River, and Yakima River. Notable landforms include Paddy-Go-North Peak, Harding Mountain, Hawkins Mountain, Jolly Mountain, Sasse Ridge, Yellow Hill, and Cle Elum Ridge.

Cle Elum Mountains

Skookum Point via Paris Creek—Northeast Slope (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

The Cradle + Paddy-Go-South Peak + Paddy-Go-North Peak (Cle Elum Mountains & Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Harding Mtn via Jack Creek—Northeast Slope—Southeast Face (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Hawkins Mtn Climb via South Arm + Ski Descent via Southwest Arm (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Sherpani Peak Snowshoe Climb via Paddy-Go-Easy Pass—Paddy-Go-North Peak (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Middle Jolly Knoll Ski Tour via Salmon La Sac Creek Road (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Jolly Mtn Snowshoe Climb via Salmon la Sac Creek—North Ridge (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Hawkins Mtn Summit Loop: East Ridge to South Arm + Gallagher Head Lake (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Hawkins Mtn Summit Loop: Southwest Arm to South Arm (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

Guye Peak: North Summit + Middle Summit + South Summit via Alpental Valley / Commonwealth Valley (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

McAlester–Rainbow Loop via McAlester Pass—Rainbow Creek—Rainbow Pass—Bridge Creek + McAlester Mtn (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Eagle Lakes—Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle—Crater Lake + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Amabilis Mtn Bike Loop via Amabilis Beacon + Amabilis Peak (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Three Fingers Mtn: South Peak / Lookout Via Meadow Mtn—Goat Flats—Tin Can Gap—Southwest Side (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Defiance Trail Traverse: Thompson Pass to Hemlock Pass via Mason Pass—Pratt Pass + Mt Defiance (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

LaCrosse Pass Loop via Enchanted Valley—O’Neil Pass—Duckabush River—Dosewallips River—Anderson Pass (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Granite Mtn via Hyas Lake—Tuck Lake—Robin Lakes—Northwest Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Glacier Basin Climbing Reconn: Monte Cristo Peak attempt + Cadet Peak attempt (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)