Hemlock Peak (Snoqualmie)

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Hemlock Peak - 5560'

Miles RT:	Elevation Gain:	Route/Trail:
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Map:	GT - #207 Snoqualmie Pass USGS - Snoqualmie Pass
Season:	spring

An interesting snow scramble to this Snoqualmie Pass area peak with the Seattle Mountaineers. Hemlock Peak sits between The Tooth and Bryant Peak just north of the Alpental Ski Area and Denny Mtn. We hiked the snow covered Melakwa Lake trail to Hemlock Pass, went NE (right) uphill (steeply at times) to the saddle between Hemlock and Bryant and follwed the NE ridge to the summit. We originally tried to hit the ridge south of the saddle, but steep rock at the ridge top kept us from making the short cut. We back-tracked to the saddle, gained the ridge and went from there. A longish narrow summit ridge with a few too many trees, but really very nice views anyway. Low clouds filled the Denny Creek valley as we walked out in the late afternoon of what was otherwise a perfect early winter day.

December 8, 2007



Denny Creek	Footbridge over the creek	Melakwa Lake Trail	Hemlock Pass above



Leaving Hemlock Pass	Saddle ahead	Aiming for the ridge	Back to the saddle



View f rom the saddle - east	View f rom the saddle - west	Hemlocks' nw ridge	Scrambling to the summit



Bryant Peak	Price Mtn.	The Tooth	Hemlock summit



Down to the saddle...	keep going...	just abit further	Nearly at Hemlock Pass



Low Clouds	Pano from the saddle	Route Map

Directions: Drive I-90 exit 47. Drive to the north side of the freeway, at the "T" go right on the frontage road (FR 5800), bear left and follow to the end past Denny Creek Campground and the trailhead for Melakwa Lake.
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