Snowyside Peak

Published on 2025-7-11 by Michael Stanton

More details to follow, for now here are some pictures. We hiked in to a camp at Twin Lakes, lounged away the afternoon, and climbed Snowyside Peak the next morning. Then we hiked out by Toxaway Lake, which became exhausting in the hot afternoon. We had thought to camp, and indeed, did stop for a few hours and set up tents. But then we hightailed it out to the car just before dark in the cooler air. Two great days!

El Capitan above Alice Lake

Michael enjoying an after-dinner cigar and reading Chesterton by the Twin Lakes

Great views at Twin Lakes

Dinnertime!

Steve learns the joy of cold-soaking

Snowyside Peak with our route marked

Another view, from near the pass

Steve, high on the route

A mountain goat haunting the summit crags

Steve at the summit block

A similar photo

Looking off to the north

Looking west to the many lakes of Flytrap Creek

Beginning the ridge descent

Fine scrambling...

Looking back from the lakes above Toxaway Lake