Chimney Peak, 2008, from WSW
Photo by Greg Thies
Overview
- Elevation: 6917 ft
- Subpeaks: The Chimney (single 100 ft, 5.3 lead up SE side)
- Prominence: 997 ft
- Lat/Long: N 47.68940 W 123.40243
- Glaciers: None
- Difficulty: Basic Snow/Rock Climb
- Best Months for Climbing: June, July, August, September
- Year First Climbed: 1941
- First Successful Climbers: Tolvo J. Nelson of USGS
Maps
- Custom Correct Enchanted Valley - Skokomish
- Green Trails: Mt Steel
- USGS 7.5 Minute: Chimney Peak
- Acme map
Routes
- Route 1, Grade II, Class 3 via ridge to the SW
- Route 2, Grade II, Class 4 via ridge to the NE
Guidebook Corrections and Updates
- First known ascent full name is Tolvo J. Nelson.
- Correction to Route 1:
Route 1. II, 3. Follow the Quinault River trail 9.5 miles
from the road end and locate the abandoned trail on the N edge of Pyrites
Creek. Follow this faint trail NW 1.5
miles toward the head of the valley.
Camp can be made at timberline on the easternmost tributary of Pyrites
Creek, 4 hours from the Quinault River trail.
Climb above timberline and cross through the 5900-ft pass just E of Peak
6049. Drop about 1000 ft to where an
easy but long traverse can be made to the central snowfield of Chimney’s SW
face, staying below several rock rib s. Climb the 40-degree snowfield to gain
the S ridge just below the summit, and continue to the top. Time:
6 hours up from camp.
Photos
Chimney Peak, 2008, from West
Photo by Greg Thies
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