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Yellow Aster Butte — Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
Yellow Aster Butte by Shellyf

Road has potholes here and there as well as some narrow sections and blind corners. I noticed more potholes on the drive down than heading up.

There is no parking lot at the trailhead. There are spots along the road to park before and after the trailhead. I could see this getting tight on busy days and weekends.

Pit toilet was stocked and mostly clean.

Trail is in good condition but there are icy spots. One section looks as a whole stream of water froze in place. I didn’t need spikes as poles and good shoes were enough.

There was only two others besides myself that started heading up in the afternoon which made it so I had the trail to myself most of the time. Occasionally had people pass heading down but was maybe less then thirty total. Lots of dogs on trail and only one of them was leashed.

Yellow Aster Butte by Shellyf
Yellow Aster Butte by Shellyf
Yellow Aster Butte by Shellyf
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