Miller Peak loop, Teanaway

Miller Peak (6402') sits on the eastern end of the Teanaway, opposite last weekend's trip.

Gavin and I headed up the Miller Peak trail a few hundred yards and then cut straight up to the ridge west of Miller Creek. Our intended route was to traverse that ridge all the way out to County Line ridge and Freedom Peak before traversing back east along County Line to Miller Peak, descending the Miller Peak trail. We traversed a good many bumps, skirted some rocks but eventually cliffed out before Freedom Peak and didn't want to backtrack, drop and traverse to go around, so we headed off toward Miller Peak (which still looked sufficiently far away).

Relevant conditions:

• We used snowshoes for everything above 5700' and kept them on until probably 4500' on the way down
• Approximately 10 blowdowns on the Miller Peak trail, a few requiring detours around through brush and a couple duck-unders
• Starting temperate was 18F; 23F when we finished, though "warm" on the ridges in the sun 

Reaching the ridge proper, above Miller Creek on the west

Traversing the ridge north toward County Line

Traversing to County Line; Gavin's photo

With Rainier, Earl and Stuart

Mt. Stuart and Sherpa Peak

Bobcat tracks

Traversing to County Line; Gavin's photo

On the ridge toward Freedom Peak before turning back; Miller Peak at left

Where we turned around on the ridge to Freedom

Traversing County Line ridge toward Miller Peak

Traversing toward Miller

County Line ridge to Miller Peak

County Line ridge to Miller; Gavin's photo

Miller Peak summit we-fie; Gavin's photo

Thanks Mike and Jared for taking our picture; Miller Peak summit

Descending Miller Peak

Stream fords in 23F air temp...