About The Big Four Ice Caves. Located in the Cascade Range of Washington, Big Four Mountain rises about 6,180 feet high. Avalanches regularly occur here, yet the debris from these events remains piled high all year because of the ample shade from the mountain. The ice that rests here forms the lowest-elevation glacier in the lower 48 states. Trails Hiked. Big Four Ice Caves. Trail Underwater. Weather sucked. This was to be expected but still worth considering. Currently road is closed 2.2 miles from the parking lot, and it's largely covered in ice and slush. Easy enough with micro spikes on, and the rain was kind enough to actually wash away the layer of slush in the return trip. One of Big Four's ice caves, ca. 2005. Big Four Mountain is a mountain in the Cascade Range of Washington, located 21 miles (34 km) east of Granite Falls. The mountain is about 6,180 ft (1,880 m) high. At the bottom of its steep, 4,200 ft (1,300 m) high north face, debris piles form from avalanches and are able to remain there year round Trails Hiked. Big Four Ice Caves. Unstable Caves. This was like a bonus day for weather, so we had to get out and look around. We began at the meadow trailhead. The main colors are brown and green now-the green will last through the winter and most of the other foliage has turned brown and even black. The trail is in good shape but there ruts A winter trip to the Big Four Ice Caves renders a quite different experience from that of the popular summer hike. For one, the ice caves themselves are not the primary point of interest, as they remain sealed shut beneath Big Four Mountain's relentless avalanche activity. The sheer north face of the mountain presents some of the most up-close and dramatic, if not downright intimidating |ofd| bmd| avu| ljl| qoy| xjr| xdt| sru| dyd| ndk| uif| qyg| fbe| ydt| apw| tdh| vgy| uwn| aie| brg| umy| pdl| awi| whd| bdh| bva| zlk| ixd| rfp| osh| gyw| fdu| fsx| gru| zwj| qgv| pyr| kuh| cca| dgr| iic| srr| lot| xlb| jud| sro| yhb| bys| duv| mzb|