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Ascent of Washtucna Benchmark on 2011-12-18

Climber: Ken Russell

Others in Party:

Ryan Courtney
----Only Party on Mountain

Date:

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Motorized Transport to Trailhead:

4x4 Vehicle

Peak:

Washtucna Benchmark

Location:

USA-Washington

Elevation:

1634 ft / 498 m

Ascent Trip Report

Field road to BM vicinity, leaves Palmer Road at a farmhouse. We drove slightly north to where the field road could be accessed at another point. Access is grassy and steep but a car might make it. Parked at 465m saddle and walked up. BM area had winter wheat growing so we were careful to step over the furrows. BM is apparently buried and we did not see it.

I'm not convinced this is higher than Benjamins Butte, but we were in the area anyway.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

108 ft / 33 m

Distance:

1.4 mi / 2.3 km

Trailhead:

Field road saddle 1526 ft / 465 m

Grade/Class:

Class 1

Quality:

1 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Open Country

Weather:

Cold, Calm, Low Clouds
Icy, Frosty

Ascent Part of Trip: Prom Frost 2011

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
1	Lyons Head	2011-12-18 a
2	Washtucna Benchmark	2011-12-18 b
3	Hunt Benchmark	2011-12-18 c
4	Taunton Benchmark	2011-12-18 d

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