We, 4 hearty Mountaineers (thanks Sarah for leading!), went up Iron Peak, took the County Line trail to Navaho Pass, and descended Stafford Creek. There are about 10 areas of snow on the County Line, the only slightly problematic one was east of the Bean-Volcanic Neck saddle. It was a 7 foot drop, so we all went around the snow and did a sidehill traverse back to the trail. There are some blowdowns, overgrown areas, and a few spots where we lost the trail (GPS navigation is recommended). There would be loads of mosquitoes on a warmer day, the route goes through many wet areas. The flowers were superb, especially the alpine springbeauties (photo 1), Drummond’s anemones (photo 2), snow dwarf primrose, and Wenatchee paintbrush (photo 3) on Iron Peak. There were loads of shooting stars (photo 4) and Drummond’s anemones along most of our route, along with many, many others including Columbia lewisia, alpine laurel, scarlet gilia, and yellow columbine.
Trip Report
Iron Peak, Navaho Pass — Friday, Jun. 20, 2025
Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
Type of Hike
Day hikeTrail Conditions
Minor obstacles posing few problemsRoad
Road rough but passableBugs
Bugs were not too badSnow
Snowfields to cross - could be difficult
I've attached our 15 mile 5200', 6200' of descent route. It's a tough route: some very steep travel often on gravel and small rocks, time looking for the trail, many little water crossings, and just overall slow travel. With that said, it was an excellent adventure and great to be out in the wilds of the Teanaway during the spring flowers!
The second link is a video from Iron Peak of the areas to the north and east.
Comments
Bob and Barb on Iron Peak, Navaho Pass
Thank you for the report and usual GREAT photos!
Posted by:
Bob and Barb on Jun 21, 2025 08:46 PM
AlpsDayTripper on Iron Peak, Navaho Pass
Just following your lead :-)
Posted by:
AlpsDayTripper on Jun 22, 2025 07:36 AM
hikingwithlittledogs on Iron Peak, Navaho Pass
#3 is so pretty! The variety of flowers in the PNW is just incredible. Thanks for the report!
Posted by:
hikingwithlittledogs on Jun 22, 2025 09:07 AM
AlpsDayTripper on Iron Peak, Navaho Pass
You're welcome! I'm going to be doing more short range exploring, I'm already planning on using your reports to find places to go and hikes to hike, thanks for your reports!
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AlpsDayTripper on Jun 22, 2025 09:27 AM