Lookout Sites Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

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

Jim Brisbine·September 17, 2026

Trip Date: September 15-17, 2026 Three Fingers Lookout Hiking & Scrambling Trip Meadow MountainSaddle LakeGoat Flat aka Goat...

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Sauk Seven Three Fingers: south peak (6854 ft)West Sauk Mountains

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 13, 2025

Trip Date: September 12-13, 2025 Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mountain Trailhead to West Nason Ridge Trailhead Round...

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)Upper Wenatchee Mountains rock mtn (Nason)

Pyramid Creek Bike Loop + Pyramid Peak Lookout + Colquhoun Peak Lookout (Greenwater Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 6, 2025

Originally Posted: September 6, 2025 Pyramid Creek Bike Loop & Lookout Hikes Greenwater River ValleyPacific Crest TrailWindy GapWhistler...

Greenwater Mountains Lookout Sites Mtn & Gravel Biking Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)Colquhoun Peak Pyramid Peak (Greenwater)

Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass + Bannock Mtn (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 21, 2025

Trip Date: August 16-21, 2025 Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass Suiattle River ValleyMiners Ridge LookoutImage...

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Bannock Mtn

Buck Creek – Spider Gap Loop + Fortress Mtn + Image Lake + Miners Ridge Lookout (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 5, 2023

Trip Date: August 31 – September 5, 2023 Buck Creek – Spider Gap Loop Hiking & Climbing Trip...

Chiwawa Range Family Trips Favorite Trips Fortress Mountain (8760+/8679 ft)Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Chiwawa Four Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Windy Joe Lookout Snowshoe Hike via Similkameen River Trail—Windy Joe Trail (North Skagit Mountains, BC)

Jim Brisbine·March 1, 2023

Trip Date: March 1, 2023 WSTC WINTER SKI & SNOWSHOE OUTING: MANNING PARK RESORT Windy Joe Lookout Snowshoe...

Lookout Sites Manning Provincial Park North Skagit Mountains Snow Tours in British Columbia Windy Joe Mtn

Cathedral Lakes Loop via Tungsten Mine—Amphitheater Meadow + Cathedral Peak + Remmel Mtn (Similkameen Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 3, 2022

Trip Date: September 29 – October 3, 2022 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: SIMILKAMEEN MOUNTAINS Cathedral Lakes Hiking & Climbing...

Cathedral Peak (8601/8599 ft)Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Lookout Sites Northeastern WA Cascades Remmel Mountain (8685/8683 ft)Similkameen Mountains The Similkameen Three Traverses & Loops (Trail)

An old fire lookout cabin sits on the summit of Sun Top in the Clearwater Mountains

Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek + Sun Top Lookout (Clearwater Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 21, 2021

Trip Date: October 21, 2021 Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek Huckleberry Valley OverlookSun Top...

Clearwater Mountains Lookout Sites Mtn & Gravel Biking Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)Sun Top

Thorp Mtn Lookout + Kachess Ridge Trail Traverse: French Cabin Creek to Thorp Creek (Kachess Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 26, 2021

Trip Date: September 26, 2021 Thorp Mountain Day Hike & Kachess Ridge Trail Traverse: French Cabin Creek to...

Central WA Cascades Kachess Mountains Lookout Sites Thorp Mtn

Other Mountain Activities in 2020

Jim Brisbine·December 31, 2020

Trip Dates: January 2020 – December 2020 JAN: Split Rock Loop & Face Rock Day Hike (Joshua Tree...

Hike/Climb/Ride Lookout Sites Ski/Snowshoe High Rock (Nisq)Mt Pleasant Tumalo Mtn (OR)Verrado Peak (AZ)

The Three Sisters volcanos rise into a gray sky in the Deschutes Mountains of Central Oregon

Black Crater Ski Ascent & Descent via Northeast Slope (Deschutes Mountains, OR)

Jim Brisbine·December 10, 2020

Trip Date: December 10, 2020 Black Crater Ski Ascent & Ski Descent Black Crater LandslideBlack Crater / Lookout...

Lookout Sites Snow Tours in Oregon Winter Summits Black Crater (OR)

North Sawtooth Trail Traverse + Star Peak + Courtney Peak + Boulder Butte (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 4, 2020

Trip Date: October 1-4, 2020 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS North Sawtooth Hiking & Climbing Traverse: Prince Creek...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains Star Peak (8690/8688 ft)The Sawtooth Six Traverses & Loops (Trail)Boulder Butte Courtney Peak

Lookout Sites

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

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Pyramid Creek Bike Loop + Pyramid Peak Lookout + Colquhoun Peak Lookout (Greenwater Mountains, WA)

Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass + Bannock Mtn (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Buck Creek – Spider Gap Loop + Fortress Mtn + Image Lake + Miners Ridge Lookout (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Windy Joe Lookout Snowshoe Hike via Similkameen River Trail—Windy Joe Trail (North Skagit Mountains, BC)

Cathedral Lakes Loop via Tungsten Mine—Amphitheater Meadow + Cathedral Peak + Remmel Mtn (Similkameen Mountains, WA)

Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek + Sun Top Lookout (Clearwater Mountains, WA)

Thorp Mtn Lookout + Kachess Ridge Trail Traverse: French Cabin Creek to Thorp Creek (Kachess Mountains, WA)

Other Mountain Activities in 2020

Black Crater Ski Ascent & Descent via Northeast Slope (Deschutes Mountains, OR)

North Sawtooth Trail Traverse + Star Peak + Courtney Peak + Boulder Butte (Sawtooth 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)

Alta Via 4 Trekking Traverse: San Candido / Innichen to Cadore Valley + Torre di Toblin + Monte Paterno (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Cima Cadin NE Attempt + Partial Merlone Via Ferrata / Klettersteig Climb (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Monte Paterno Via Ferrata / Paternkofel Klettersteig + Camoscio–Laghi–Cengia–Lavaredo Loop (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Torre di Toblin Via Ferrata / Toblinger Knoten Klettersteig + Sasso di Sesto / Sextner Stein (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Argonaut Peak via South Gully—Chockstone Dihedral—Upper East Ridge + Ingalls Creek Trail Loop (Icicle Mountains, WA)