South Spectacle Butte-Mt Maude Photos from a 3-day backpacking trip to climb South Spectacle Butte and Mt Maude. Mt Maude is the 13th highest peak in Washington at 9082 ft.

Steve at the trailhead, with Mt Maude in view Jacob's Ladder Yellow violet Yellow violet Waterfalls on Box Creek Waterfalls on Box Creek Western anemone Leroy Creek waterfalls Leroy Creek waterfalls Seven Fingered Jack Steve resting just below Leroy Basin Fan-leaf cinquefoil Western anemone Leroy Basin & Seven Fingered Jack Leroy Basin Seven Fingered Jack Seven Fingered Jack Moon Moon Steve on the trail Moon Tall western groundsel Stonecrop Steve climbing the last saddle to Ice Lakes Mt Rainier Silky phacelia Silky phacelia My shadow, Ice Lakes and Spectacle Buttes Spectacle Buttes Upper Ice Lake Upper Ice Lake Steve filtering water out of Ice lake Beginning of Day 2 Ice Lakes reflection Ice Lakes reflection Ice Lakes Ice Lakes Ice Lakes Ice Lakes Ice Lakes Mt Maude Mt Maude Mt Maude Morning ice film on the lake Morning ice film on the lake Mt Maude Steve down-climbing a gully Steve down-climbing a gully Western anemone & Mt Maude Western anemone Steve traversing a gully on South Spectacle Butte Steve traversing a gully on South Spectacle Butte Steve on South Spectacle Butte Steve on South Spectacle Butte Steve on South Spectacle Butte Glacier Peak and Mt Maude Looking back at camp at Ice Lakes Mt Maude, Seven Fingered Jack, Mt Fernow View south toward Mt Rainier View north from Spectacle Buttes North Cascades panorama Glacier Peak-Mt Maude panorama Davidson's penstemon Davidson's penstemon Davidson's penstemon Davidson's penstemon Steve reading the South Spectacle Butte summit register Mt Rainier Mt Maude Glacier peak Ladybugs on the summit John & Steve on South Spectacle Butte Western anemone Western anemone Back at Ice Lakes Spectacle Buttes Ice Lakes Spectacle Buttes North Spectacle Butte from camp Spectacle Buttes from camp Red heather Ice Lake Clear water of Ice Lake Mt Rainier from low on Mt Maude Arrival on the Mt Maude ridge Ice Lakes Seven Fingered Jack & Mt Fernow from Mt Maude Mt Baker from Mt Maude Glacier Peak from Mt Maude Glacier Peak from Mt Maude On the summit of Mt Maude Chiwawa river basin from Mt Maude High route to Carne Mountain Seven Fingered Jack & Mt Fernow from Mt Maude Mt Baker, Seven Fingered Jack & Mt Fernow from Mt Maude Glacier Peak from Mt Maude Glacier Peak from Mt Maude Relaxing on the summit South Spectacle Butte from Mt Maude Ice Creek basin from Mt Maude Mt Rainier from Mt Maude Mt Rainier from Mt Maude NOT our camp site Summit photo on Mt Maude Summit photo on Mt Maude Summit photo on Mt Maude Heading down Mt Maude Heading down Mt Maude Steve on the boot path; Glacier Peak & Silky phacelia Silky phacelia Let's go this way Karey heading down the snow Karey heading down the snow Glacier Peak Traversing the old sheep trails Traversing the old sheep trails Seven Fingered Jack & Mt Maude Seven Fingered Jack Mt Maude Steep meadows Hiking the steep meadows Hiking the steep meadows Hiking the steep meadows Jeffrey's shootingstar Chipmunk Creek Chipmunk Creek Getting water from Chipmunk Creek Box Creek headwaters Box Creek Carne Mountain Carne Mountain Tall western groundsel Meadow wildflowers Apline aster Apline aster Matt coming down the Carne Mountain trail Supalpine lupine Matt coming down the Carne Mountain trail Matt heading down the Carne Mountain trail Carne Mountain wildflowers Supalpine lupine Scarlet gilia