Upper Icicle Mountains Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

A mountainous sub-region within the Central Washington Cascades, bounded by Tye River (US-2), Stevens Pass, Nason Creek (US-2), Whitepine Creek, Wildhorse Creek, Frosty Pass, Frosty Creek, upper Icicle Creek, Jack Creek, Meadow Creek, French Potholes, Deception Pass, and Deception Creek. Notable landforms include Thunder Mountain, Jim Hill Mountain, Granite Mountain, The Bulls Tooth, French Ridge, The Cradle, and Highchair Mountain.

Upper Icicle Mountains

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

The Cradle + Highchair Mtn + Bootjack Mtn + Summit Loop + Cradle Lake (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Nimbus Peak + Thunder Mtn Lakes + Trap Pass Trail Traverse (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Granite Mtn + Trico Mtn via Tuck Lake—Robin Lakes (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Arrowhead Mtn Snowshoe Climb via North Slope—Northeast Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

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

Jim Hill Mtn Snowshoe Climb via Lanham Lake—North Ridge—East Arete (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Thor Peak via Trap Pass—Thunder Mtn Lakes—West Slope (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Bullseye Traverse + The Bulls Tooth + The Bulls Head + Doelle Lakes (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Hill Mtn via Lanham Lake—North Ridge—West Arete (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Arrowhead Mtn Snowshoe Climb via North Basin—North Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Big Chief Mtn Snowshoe Climb via Yodelin Knoll—North Ridge (Upper Icicle 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 Slope—Cave Ridge (Snoquamlie Range, WA)

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

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle + 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)