Sheep gap Mt.

[Jim Dockery]

A beautiful little peak with a funny name. Hidden away in a back corner of the central Cascades it presents a tough challenge because no trail gets very close. I tried climbing it on a beautiful fall day a few years ago, but got turned back by slippery snowy conditions. The peak in the foreground in most of these pictures is the much easier North Sheep Gap, the higher peak is just behind.

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 13, 2018

Sheep Gap peaks in the mist

Rock In Tarn Sheep Gap N_Panorama

• Jim Dockery
• Feb 13, 2018

Sheepgap Pond_Panorama3

• Jim Dockery
• Feb 13, 2018

Hiking-Gothic-Basin

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 26, 2018

leaving the trail

Sheep-Gap-approach-4

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 26, 2018

Tricky slippery conditions traversing snowy heather

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• Jim Dockery
• Mar 26, 2018

Starting up an easy section of a slippery climb

Heather+Sheepgap-pks

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 26, 2018

 

[AlanLichty]

Neat to get to see some of the stuff that has no beaten path. A very pretty place - I like the images with the reflections and the last one with the wildflowers.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I am with Alan here.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Jim, what a really cool place! Love the shapes of the peaks there. I like all of these, with my favorites being #3 and the last one. You are making me antsy to get back up in the high country now!