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Taylor Mountain is a great hiking/snowshoeing destination when avalanche danger its high, or for cloudy days when there are no views to be had elsewhere. I've done several smaller hikes around Taylor Mountain, but have been saving the long road walk to the summit for just such an occasion.
I parked at the Tiger Mountain Trailhead, crossed Highway 18 and headed north to the gated road. At a junction about a mile in I took the lower road to the left, losing about 200' of elevation along the way to the top. Light rain came and went and the cloud ceiling hung steady at around 2000', providing hazy views over rattlesnake knob and into the North Fork Snoqualmie Valley.
Snow appeared on the sides of the road around 1500' get and was covered by 2000'. Snowshoes would have been nice for traction, but I rarely sunk more than a few inches. The summit was socked in with clouds so after a quick breather we continued on, exiting to the West via the "Boundary Trail" along the watershed border.
The roads on top of the ridge were far more melted out than those on the North face, but were littered with blowdowns making travel time a push. The skies cleared slightly when I passed a viewpoint with a bench about a mile West of the summit. Below the cloud ceiling I could see from McDonald Mountain to Squak, Snoqualmie Ridge to Rattlesnake Knob. Lake Youngs and several other small lakes were visible as well as part of Lake Washington in the distance.
1 comment:
Thanks much for the topo track. Great idea to not have to drive far on days like today with probably no views elsewhere. :)
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