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Mountain/Rock |
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Lat/Lon:
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47.93981°N / 121.7413°W |
County:
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Snohomish |
Activities:
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Hiking |
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Elevation:
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2080 ft / 634 m |
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Overview
Baby Blue is another prominent peak north of Sultan, Washington. It is not a very desirable or attractive looking peak and the peak does not offer the incredible challenge that many other mountains just east of this summit do. That all being said Baby Blue is a perfect rehabilitation mountain for those that are either just getting back into hiking or for those who are starting hiking again. CascadeCohen on the boot-path section. |  The "view" from the true summit area. |
The true summit of Baby Blue is completely forest and there is a chance that the original true summit was altered due to very recent logging in the area. There was once a summit log on Baby Blue but after an extensive search all over the summit area it appears to be gone. It should be noted though that active logging is going on on this summit and that it is on Washington State DNR land. Already the mountain is cleared of trees from the western side and on the eastern side.
 The Olympics in the background |  Looking at the Issaquah Alps |
If you can look over the clear-cuts the view from these open areas are actually excellent. The western clear-cut has an excellent view of the Olympics, downtown Seattle, Everett and the Puget Sound. The eastern clear-cut contains views of Sultan River Valley, Mount Baring, Persis and Index. Both views can be seen right off of the logging roads.
Looking east from the eastern view
Getting There
From US 2 just east of downtown Sultan take the Sultan Basin Road 6.5 miles to a road gate on your left hand side. Do not block the road gate in case there is logging in the region. There are no obvious signs that this is the trailhead so it is really key that you closely measure the distance that you are on Sultan Basin Road. There are a number of other gates in the region and this road gate does not have any special features. There was supposed to be a Discovery Pass sign but from what we saw someone torn it down and through the sign.
YDS CLASS: 1
7 MILES
1300 FEET OF GAIN
1300 FEET OF GAIN
There is also an eastern route that is also a roadwalk to the summit as well (Special Thanks to kevinsa).
Josh Lewis on the true summit. He is was still rehabbing from his multiple serious injuries and this was a nice easy mountain for him to go up.
Red Tape
Because this is state DNR land a Discovery Pass is required. The sign was knocked down when I went to the trailhead but don't count on that. There is also active logging on this mountain which means that access to this summit can be limited at any time. We saw many signs on the trees talking about timber sales.When to Climb
Down near the trailhead shot of Persis