Snowking Mountain 7433', Glacier Peak Wilderness

It's hard to find peaks that a) stepdad Steve hasn't done; and b) ones that aren't too scrambly for me. I've wanted to do Snowking Mountain for awhile and Steve hadn't been out there, so it was a perfect fit. The weather didn't quite clear as much as forecast, but for late-September it still was a pretty nice day. The route is straightforward and has only one small step that I would call third class, getting into a notch (on ascent) and climbing out of it (on descent). 

Some old growth and mature forest near 4000' on the climbers trail

Climbing up to point 5791',  and the real start of Kindy Ridge

Joints on 5791'

First view of Snowking, on 5791'

Snowking Lake on the left, Skaro and Neori on right

Snowking Mountain and Snowking Lake, from midway up Kindy Ridge

Looking at the upper half of Kindy Ridge, Mutchler Peak at left

Snowking, Cyclone Lake and Lake 5442'

Upper Kindy Ridge

Cyclone Lake, looking back down Kindy Ridge

Great granite slabs on Kindy Ridge

Mutchler Peak and glacial-retreat lake

Solid, as far as talus goes

Fresh snow on upper Snowking, notch visible separating the ridge from the summit block

On the ridge just before the notch, summit block beyond

Snowking benchmark 

Mutchler, Kindy Ridge and Cyclone Lake, from the summit

Illabot Creek headwaters from the glacial-retreat lake, Glacier Peak above the clouds, Mutchler

Steve in the notch on descent, showing the little step back up to Kindy Ridge

One Cyclone Lake, one Kindy Ridge, two Steves

Last look back at Snowking and Kindy Ridge

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