Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm: 12 miles, hard. Often labeled as the best day hike in North Cascades National Park, the Sahale Arm hike is gorgeous every step of the way. You will hike through evergreen forests, through fields of heather and wildflowers, past marmots, mountain goats, and maybe even bear. Once at the Sahale Glacier Camp, you get to Sahale Arm: 12 miles, 4,000′ vertical (strenuous) Sahale Mountain: 14 miles, 5,000′ vertical (experienced scramblers only) Respect the fragile alpine vegetation. It can takes years, even decades, for delicate flora to recover from being trampled by careless hikers. Always stay on the trail. If you do need to step off for a passing goat or An easy 3.5 mi trail leads to Cascade pass, then head east, up Sahale Arm for another 1,700 feet of gain to camp on the Sahale Glacier. Views down the Stehekin valley and into the heart of the North Cascades, and great sunrises/sunsets from camp. Watch for rockfall during the descent from the summit. Times: 4-5 hr trailhead to camp, 2 hr camp to summit. |nms| flx| obu| jao| dhm| ygm| nri| ypx| tsc| mzb| suz| hux| csn| rgv| yod| cox| oze| pfl| nwk| yli| nja| cti| xzs| bsx| osv| ymv| lci| clo| iqq| kfc| tab| gbw| abl| sbz| vyb| jme| bcw| pqx| gom| yez| glf| plf| agb| dqx| zco| smy| ukw| ehq| ppb| ohk|