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Mt. Washington

Washington > Olympics & Paci… > Olympic National Forest

Description

Climbed from all sides, in all seasons, Mt. Washington is a steep, worthy objective in the SE Olympics. With 2,615' of prominence and very good access, Mt. Washington is worth a trip or many.

Getting There

For Route 1, 2, 3 (SE Ridge):

Follow 101 to the town of Hoodsport, WA. Turn onto Lake Cushman Rd. and follow until a T intersection at Big Creek campground. Make a right and continue until the first left and signs for Mt. Ellinor. Take this and wind your way up the mountain, passing the lower Ellinor trail head and turnoff for the upper Elinor trail head, soon arriving at a small parking area before a washout.

Other routes:

See "Olympic Mountains: a climbing guide" by Olympic Mountain Rescue

Routes from Left to Right

V0 4
 1
● Left ventricle
TR, Boulder, Alpine
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
 7
● SE Ridge AKA Shield Wall
Trad, Alpine 13 pitches
Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c Mod. Snow X
 5
● Washington Ellinor Traverse (Ridge)
Trad, Snow, Alpine
4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b AI1-2 Steep Snow
 1
● Winter Direct
Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Left ventricle
 1
V0 4 TR, Boulder, Alpine
● SE Ridge AKA Shield Wall
 7
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R Trad, Alpine 13 pitches
● Washington Ellinor Traverse…
 5
Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c Mod. Snow X Trad, Snow, Alpine
● Winter Direct
 1
4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b AI1-2 Steep Snow Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine

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Andrew following the crux pitch
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Drederek
Olympia, WA
[Hide Comment] I would change "eventually" to "very quickly" at the end of the how to get there paragraph. Jul 15, 2015
Jon Nelson
Redmond, WA
[Hide Comment] Thanks for the correction - I changed it to 'soon'. Jul 15, 2015
Kyle Pease
Back in Missoula
[Hide Comment] there's several possible routes on the shield wall including the left arete, central dihedral, and between those two. left arete has beta in olympics climbing guidebook. I've done the other two and have some info, I'll post more if there is interest. May 16, 2019