Slate Pass Skiing Nov 12, 2023 20 miles snowmobiling, 4 miles skiing I was excited to take the snowmobile out for a first ride of the season, and it appeared about the only rideable location in the state was in the area around Harts Pass and Slate Pass. This area… Continue reading
Mt Daniel Survey Nov 5, 2023 16 miles, 6500ft gain Summary of Result: Main Summit 7972.5 ft +/- 0.2 ft, Middle Summit 7952.1 ft +/- 0.1 ft Snow cover is still low enough in some areas I figured I could sneak in one final survey for the year. It looked… Continue reading
The True Summit Location of Peak Pobeda Eric Gilbertson (Seattle University), Katie Stanchak (University of Washington), Konstantin Smirnov, Anton Scherbakov Summary The main summit of Peak Pobeda is a 700m long ridge with three key areas – East, Central, and West – all of similar height. Elevation data was analyzed… Continue reading
Big Snagtooth Survey Oct 22, 2023 Eric and Ross Summary of Results: Elevation 8374.3 ft +/-0.1ft. Quad in error by 44ft too short. I’m working on surveying edge-case peaks for inclusion in the WA Top 100 list. Some peaks have been directly surveyed on the quad, but I’ve found these… Continue reading
Mt St Helens Survey Oct 17 and Oct 20, 2023 Eric Gilbertson Summary of Results: Elevation 8,321.1ft +/-0.2ft. Summit is losing elevation at rate of 4 inches/year. Removed from WA Top 100 List Mt St Helens is one of the five volcanoes in Washington, and used to be the fifth… Continue reading
Surveys of Apex Peak, Windy Peak, Armstrong Mountain Oct 14-15, 2023 Summary of Results: Windy 8335.1 ft +/-0.1 ft Apex 8302.0 ft +/- 0.1 ft Armstrong NW 8131.6 ft +/-0.1 ft Armstrong SE 8123.8 ft +/- 0.5 ft 45 miles, 10kft gain There are a handful of peaks in the… Continue reading
Castle Peak Survey Oct 7 12am – Oct 8 3:30am (27.5 hrs continuous moving) 39 miles hiking, 24 miles boating Eric, Matt, Mike Sumary of results: Elevation 8343.4ft +/-0.2ft, back on the WA Top 100 list (link to my up-to-date WA Top 100 list, updated with each new survey: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gYaBTa32bLfXiQFrcpTJ58KjO1HIAEEMBDrttHFxUOg/edit?usp=sharing… Continue reading
Mt Formidable Survey Oct 1, 2023 21 miles, 7,000ft gain, 5am – 11pm Summary of Results: Summit elevation 8352.9ft +/-1.1ft I’m continuing to survey peaks in Washington to determine the most accurate possible list of WA Top 100 peaks. There are a handful of peaks remaining that have been directly… Continue reading
Katsuk Peak Survey Sept 30, 2023 Summary of Results: W. Peak 8678.2 ft +/-0.5 ft, E. Peak 8678.5 ft +/- 0.2ft. Too close to call which is true summit Katsuk Peak (aka Mt Holyoke) is a Bulger Peak and Washington Top 100 peak located along Ragged Ridge in the north… Continue reading
Snoqualmie Mtn Survey Sept 17, 2023 Eric and Anthony Summary of Results: East/Harder summit is true summit, 3.0ft taller than West. East Summit 6281.4ft +/-0.1ft, West Summit 6278.4ft +/-0.2ft (NGVD29 datum). Snoqualmie Mountain is a popular peak in the Snoqualmie Pass area. It has a steep climbers trail starting from… Continue reading