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Mountain Aix
(The South Cascades)
Dick Axon
The trail starts out by gaining altitude quickly through cool
forest. Opportunities to fill your water bottle on this trail
may be rare in late season so bring plenty of water or fill up
at the first stream. There is also a nice spring near a
campsite at 3.5 miles -- about 6200'. This is a great campsite
offering a tremendous view of Mount Rainier. Soon after leave
the forest and the switchbacks behind for a long traverse to a
7100' saddle along Nelson ridge. Find a junction of two trail,
one leading along the ridge and the other signed as the Mount
Aix trail. You can see Mount Aix looming before you. Follow the
connecting ridge and be prepared for a little scrambling on
loose rock to reach the summit. Here you will find the usual
remnants of a long-gone fire lookout. Take in views of
Rainier, Adams, St. Helens and the surrounding William O.
Douglas Wilderness all around. On hot days look down into the cool
meadows cut through by streams feeding Hindoo Creek and wish you were
down there. On your way back take some time to wander Nelson Ridge and
marvel at the many tiny wildflowers pushing up through piles of broken
rock everywhere you look, but tread lightly on the delicate vegatation.
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Dick Axon
Driving Directions:
Drive Highway 410 to the 88 mile point, 19.5 miles east of
Chinook Pass. Turn south onto the Bumping Lake Road. Drive 13.5 miles
to a junction and turn left on FS road #1808. Drive 1.6 miles
to the signed trailhead.
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Statistics
Distance: 12 mi r/t
Time: 8-11h r/t
Elevation Gain in: 4000 ft
Elevation Gain out: 0 ft
Trailhead Elevation: 3671 ft
Maximum Elevation: 7766 ft
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Trails (Click for reports)
MT AIX #982
Suggested Seasons
Spring
Summer
Fall
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Users
Hikers
Climbers
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Author's Ratings
Usage: Secluded
Difficulty: More Difficult
Rating: Pretty good
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Attractions
Campsites
Old Growth
Ridge
Summit
Views
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Maps & Books
USGS Bumping Lake
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Written by
Bill Sunderland
Jul 02, 1999
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Trailhead Location is Latitude 46:29 N by Longitude 121:18 W
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Note: positions are PDA (pretty-damn-approximate)
CRGNSA - Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area, CNF - Colville National Forest,
GPNF - Gifford-Pinchot National Forest, MBSNF - Mount Baker-Snoqualmie
National Forest, MRNP - Mount Rainier National Park, MSHNVM - Mount Saint
Helens National Volcanic Monument, NCNP - North Cascades National Park,
ONF - Olympic National Forest, ONP - Olympic National Park,
WNF - Wenatchee National Forest, UNF - Umatilla National Forest
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