Trip Report:
Mt Prophet 7,644' has long been on our to-do list. 3 feet of new snow last Thursday changed our original plan up a volcano to this rarely visited summit by Ross Lake. The cool thing about Mt Prophet is that it has over 4,000ft of prominence.
We enjoyed 12 miles of hike into 39 mile creek camp. it was a nice change to camp in a forest as it also mean a nice camp fire.
On day 2, we headed up the southeast ridge. a little bit of brush in
the bottom but got better once we reach the 5,000ft notch. Snow started
around the 5,000ft level which made traveling easier. Cloud ceiling was low, we could see most of the foot hills of the Picket range across the valley. 
we followed the ridge up and found tracks of some company.
with the exception of one spot, it was a simple and straightforward scramble. Here is a shot of the little spice we got
a low cloud ceiling all day, we see the foothills of the pickets and got a few glimpse of some peaks from our tent during the evening. a few sparse rain drops as we got into the tent and call it a night.
The next day, we woke up to beautiful weather with the entire pickets range in clear view
we also see the first view of Mt Prophet for the first time
we cross the magnificent valley for the last 1,000ft to the summit
we
love finding the summit register placed here by Fay Pullen in 2014.
the summit register indicates that the peak gets about one visit a year.
we're still signing in on page 1.We enjoyed the hike out on the big beaver trail, it was wonderful with big old growth cedars.
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| Panoramic photo from the summit |
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Map:
Gear Notes:
Crampons, Ice Axe, Hiking pole, licorice
Approach Notes:
bug juice is a must at this time. approach shoes were very nice for the 12 miles from hwy 20 to 39 mile creek camp. exit was 16 miles from Luna camp back to hwy 20.
If you want to splurge, you can get a boat ride and save yourself 6 miles of hiking each way
