Ascent of Copper Mountain on 2018-06-26| Date: | Tuesday, June 26, 2018 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Copper Mountain | | Location: | USA-Washington | | Elevation: | 6280 ft / 1914 m |
Ascent Trip Report Trip Report
7am meet time at Kautz Creek trailhead. We were on the trail at 7:20. We made good time until the 4,700 foot level where snow on the trail slowed us down. It took 3h 15 minutes to get to Indian Henry's Patrol Cabin. After a break, we headed up the hill behind the patrol cabin. Just prior to the saddle, we traversed south to catch Iron Peak first. We stayed west of the two small rock outcroppings (visible on the map) and then fought our way up the NW side of Iron. There is slippery heather and avalanche lillies to contend with, but the whole party made it to the top of Iron which is nearly completely covered in snow. We descended the same way we came up but then traversed the saddle to catch Copper. We went up a small notch to catch the snowfield on Copper, but this was extremely difficult due to the brush and we were bushwhacking our way through. Once on the snowfield, it was an easy snow travel up and we were able to easily hike up the last 50 feet to the summit itself. On the way down, we found easier terrain by going slightly further north on the west facing side of Copper. Descent back down to the patrol cabin was uneventful. We continued back on the Kautz Creek trail arriving back to the car at 5:45pm. Both peaks were clearly T3's and required bushwhacking and the occasional veggie belay. We brought a rope but did not use it. Ice axes were used, the microspikes were not.
Total time: 10h 25 minutes (including breaks)
Mileage: 13.5 miles, elevation gained: 4,840 feet)
Weather: Mostly cloudy. Skies cleared later in the day after we got back to the cars.
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| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Loss: | 3880 ft / 1182 m | | Quality: | 7 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Weather: | Cool, Calm, Low Clouds | | Ascent Statistics | | Start Trailhead: | Iron Mountain | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 3880 ft / 1182 m | | End Trailhead: | 2400 ft / 731 m | Ascent Part of Trip: Iron and Copper Mountain (0 nights total away from roads)
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 3883 ft / 1184 m Total Trip Loss: 3880 ft / 1183 m |
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