The View from Painted Mountain

[Jim Dockery]

This small peak (also known as Red Mt.) is located off the Mountain Loop Hwy in Washington's central Cascades, just west of Glacier Pk. There is a very steep climber's trail up the first section, but it fades out on the upper open slopes of heather and talus. The difficulty results in few visitors, so we had the mountain to ourselves. We camped just below the summit (had to hike a few hundred feet down to a snowfield for water) a couple years ago hoping for a good sunset/rise, which didn't disappoint.

Red-Mt.-7.13-(8)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Trail starts in nice old growth.

Red-Mt.-7.13-(17)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

first mountain views - Cadet Pk.

Red-Mt.-7.13-(23)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Tom negotiates a rocky step - I handed his pack up to him when he was secure

Red-Mt.-7.13-(92)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Heather

Tom-views-w

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

View over to Sloan Pk.

Ruby-Lk_Panorama2

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Ruby Lake

Red-Mt.-7.13-(212)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Ruby Lake

Jim-Shoots-on-Red-Mt.-2

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Me searching for photo opps

Rainier-Monte-Cristo-Group_Panorama1

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Morning light on the Monte Cristo Area & distant Mt. Rainier

Red-Mt.-7.13-(515)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Camp just below the summit

Red-Mt.-7.13-(553b)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Sunset

Red-Mt.-7.13-(569)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Sunset

Red-Mt.-7.13-(630)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Dawn on Sloan

Red-Mt.-7.13-(631)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Mt. Rainier

Red-Mt.-7.13-(637)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Mt. Pugh

Red-Mt.-7.13-(641)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018
• 1

Mt. Baker

Red-Mt.-7.13-(653)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Bedal Pk. on L and Mt. Pilchuck behind (my favorite little close to home mountain)

Red-Mt.-7.13-(692)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Glacier Pk.

Red-Mt.-7.13-(947)

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

Tom cooling his sore feet after the hot steep descent

Pugh-&-Whitechuck_Panorama1bw

• Jim Dockery
• Mar 4, 2018

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great story here and some really good images to go with it, I especially like the sunset.

 

[AlanLichty]

Wow - quite the journey - thanks for sharing the trip. Like Ben I love the sunset shot - that view is incredible.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Jim,

This is a great story and some great photos to document it.

I was picking out my favorite photos starting with that first one over looking Ruby Lake, I was then picking out your sunset photos and then after that there were just too many great photos that I lost track!

 

[MonikaC]

Makes me itch for summer in the mountains! Nice presentation, Jim.