Approximate hiking time to Easy Pass(6500 feet) is about 2 hours. The trail to Easy Pass is 3.5 miles long and gains 2,700 feet, but it is well-graded and a good trail. Continue past mile-marker 150 to the Easy Pass trailhead (elevation 3800 feet) and park here.Ĭross Granite Creek on a very well-built log bridge, and then start climbing. at the latest.Ĭlimbing the Southeast Ridge of KitlingDrive the North Cascades Highway (SR-20) east from Burlington through the towns of Marblemount and Newhalem, and past the series of dams at Diablo. Even though it is only a 10 mile round-trip, be sure to allow plenty of time. A long, hard traverse coupled with very loose rock on the summit pyramid make for a challenging climb. Kitling is a major objective by any standard. This is owing to its very rugged nature, and the fact that any traverse to Kitling takes place over very unstable scree slopes and is extremely tedious. Even though Kitling is just northwest of Easy Pass (one of the busiest trailheads in the North Cascades), it is likely climbed fairly seldomly. There is a serious alpine feel to an ascent of any of these peaks. The entire subrange of Ragged Ridge is high enough to support major glaciers on its northern flank. And for viewing Mount Logan, one of the largest non-volcanic peaks in the state, Kitling is the best vantage point bar none. To the south are Black Peak, Graybeard, Fisher, and Arriva Peaks. Farther to the west, the Cascade Pass peaks such as Eldorado and Forbidden Peaks dominated the far western horizon. Directly to the west is "The Fang" (literal translation) of Mesahchie Peak and the other peaks of Ragged Ridge such as Cub Peak, Katsuk Peak, Kimtah Peak, and Cosho Peak. Located one mile northwest of Easy Pass, Kitling Peak commands some of the most spectacular views anywhere in the Northwest. Mount Logan from near Kitling PeakKitling Peak is one of the major summits of Ragged Ridge in North Cascades National Park.
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