Buckhorn Mountain in the Olympics

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Camping above Marmot Pass in June of 2000. Mt Deception in the center distance. This is one of the finest hikes in the Olympic mountains. From Marmot Pass there is a trail that leads to the summit of Buckhorn Mountain and even bigger views. Very rewarding views for a relatively easy hike.”

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The view of Mt. Constance as seen from the top of Buckhorn Mountain. Constance on the left, Inner Constance on the right.”

“Sweet.”

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Behold Buckhorn Mountain! (summit on the right) Again, an easy hike, no clibing invloved with this one. Notice how bare the ground is here in the rainshadow of the Olympics.”

“Should read: no climbing involved”

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The view looking west from the summit of Buckhorn. Mt. Mystery on the left, Mt Deception on the right. Deception is second highest only to Mt. Olympus in the Olympics. On a clear day yo can see much of Puget Sound and the Straight of Juan De Fuca. Amazing view. I could even pick out downtown Seattle with the naked eye.”

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Another view from the summit looking back down the way you came up. Marmot Pass below. Note that this hike is snow free much sooner than many parts of the Olympics.”

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Buckhorn Mountain in the distance in this view from the summit of Mt. Constance.”

“wow”

“Been there. :)”

“Mt. Townsend is in the upper right corner of the pic. Both Townsend and Buckhorn are great dayhikes.
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“Some of my most favorite adventures were in the Olympics.”

“I finally put together a photo album (#54)for Buckhorn Mountain.

http://www.thebackpacker.com/pictures/album/x597pk16.php

If you would like to see any text added to the description that would be useful to backpackers, please let me know.”