Lennox Mountain

Lennox is a prominent mountain hiding just out of view from most road vantage points to be forgotten. From peaks in the Alpine Lakes or Wild Sky, Lennox is a bit more recognized and admired. Because Lennox Mountain makes the Washington prominence list at #133, and the Home Court List at #39, it sees a fair amount of ascents per year these days. Amazingly, no trail exists, to claim this mountain, expect to bushwhack some or come in spring when there is lots of snow.

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Access:

There are several ways people ascend Lennox Mountain. This is the fastest route. From North Bend take Ballarat Street north off North Bend Way in old North Bend . Follow this road becoming 108th St. then 428th Ave NE. At 4 miles is a left at a big Y, (go uphill). Follow the road 20 miles or so to the Lennox Creek Road. These last 4 miles are good or bad depending on the most recent grading. The road ends at a small turn-around.

Route:

Leave the road into the woods going a NE direction. At 3400 feet, turn east crossing some creek drainages. There can be three to four branches of the creek, each getting larger. Several waterfalls are around depending on where you hit the creek. Past the creeks, climb the hill which is likely brushy. Once you get close to the small northeasterly ridge, the brush gets better and the ridge becomes well defined the higher you climb. Unfortunately, there are some brushy spots to just plow through. Follow the ridge to just below point 5320 where a huge boulder field opens up on the right. Cut across the boulder field to a low point in the ridge to avoid the extra climbing to point 5320. Once on the ridge, follow it to the summit. No issues on the ridge, with snow, beware of cornices.

Washington Hiking

Distance: 2 miles
Elevation Gain: 3,300 feet
Summit Elevation: 5,894 feet
Access: Gravel Road in fair condition

This picture, Christmas Day 1997, my stopping point on this route after skiing 4 miles in fresh snow to the trailhead, then snowshoeing up the ridge in deep powder to this point. I was to exausted to finish the rest of this way. 15 years later I came back to finish the job.

I was not alone at the summit

Summit rocks

North side of Bare Mountain

South to Kayak Peak

Glacier Peak

Canoe Peak and Mount Rainier

Goat Mountain

Chimney Rock & Lemah grouping

South and East

Point 5700, the NE ridge of Lennox Mountain

West Ridge of Lennox Mountain

McClain Peaks & Mt. Phelps

Creek crossing

Waterfall at the creek crossing

Boulder field to cut below point 5320

View to Canoe Peak from the ridge

Pictures from a July 7th, heavy snow year

Paperboy Peak & Boomerang Mountain in distance

Red Mountain West Peak, Salmon-Red, Red Mountain BM