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I was able to get out with Steve late Sun., we started around 1315 hrs., from the Tyee Ridge TH. The road though rough is snow free, as are the trails, with a bounty of wilflowers. I had done Signal this Spring - Summer with MLHSN from the Billy Creek trail off FR 5700, but Steve wanted to get up here and it seemed the perfect time to do so.

Signal Peak - Point 6998' via Tyee Ridge Trail

The trail undulates along the ridge between and around highpoints through previously burned areas, with some regrowth. The trail is free of downfall, but is rocky most of the time.

Plenty of wildflowers along the SW open slopes.

Grindstone

Cape Horn - Ladies Pass - Snowgrass

Indian Paintbrush

Looking back at Tyee Peak / Lookout

We had to run up the ridge highpoint which occludes views of Signal itself before running over there and having lunch, peering through the binoculars, and getting some pics. The wind was with us most of the day and welcomed, it was probably full sun and in the low 70's on the ridge, but a balmy 90 degree plus below.

NE face of Point 6998'

Lake Creek Basin left and the beginning of Four Mile Ridge.

Spring route up to Four Mile Ridge and 7k' highpoint.

Spring route up to Angle Peak.

Signal Peak

Glacier Peak

Buck Mtn.

Garland and Devils Smokestack. I think the peak behind is Fortress.

Mt. Maude, 7FJ, Fernow

Kelly Peak (foreground)

Duncan Hill

Highpoints along Entiat Ridge, NF Entiat Valley, Fern Lake Basin, Gopher Peak, and Pinnacle Peak (background)

Pinnacle Peak, saska Pass, and Saska Peak.

Name that peak (center - background)

Signal Peaks N sub-peak.

Point 6998' from Signal Peak.

It was a hot trip back, and the undulation wasn't something I remembered being so intense when we came in, but that's how it always seems to be percepted. 8 mi, 2730' r/t. Good exercise.

Grindstone to Jim Hill

Duncan Hill to Pyramid Peak, with Pinnacle Peak in the background

Mt. Maude - Seven Fingered Jack - Fernow - Copper

Entiat Ridge with Fortress in the background

Grindstone - Cape Horn - Ladies Pass - Snowgrass - Chiwaukum Ridge

Tyee Ridge from Tyee Ridge TH

[Movenhike]

Wow right on. I've been curious about Signal Peak myself. It looks like a neat mini-fortress from Cougar Mtn near Maverick Saddle. Was the trailhead easy to locate or confusing? Nice photos, and great scale examples of Signals summits.

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[MLHSN]

Did they open up the rest of the road yet from where we had to stop at that gate before?

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