Distance: 4 miles one-way
Summit Elevations: 4,879 feet
Elevation Gain: 3,200 feet
Access: Good Gravel (winter snow level varies on this road)

Higher Squire

Some lesser peaks make the best winter and spring objectives. With Higher Squire, you can find a generally safe, avalanche free, brush free route, excellent close-up views of Whitehorse and Three Fingers Mountains, and a summit with a hint of exposure. Along the way, the Eightmile Creek Trail passes right below Three O'clock Rock. This is a popular rock climbing area but it is also the only potential avalanche path to cross on this route. The upper portion of the trip can also be done as a loop, visiting Squire Creek Pass for additional photo opportunities of Three Fingers.
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From Darrington, take the Mountain Loop Highway south roughly 4 miles to Clear Creek Road (the one on the right side of the road). Follow this forest road for around 8 miles. Just before the Eightmile Trailhead, there is a fork in the road, go right. The trailhead has a sign on the right and a pull-out area on the left. The access road does cross over a creek (a paved crossing) but if the water was running high, it could be an issue for small vehicles.
Access:
The Eightmile Trail starts out on a old road doing one large switchback. Then a trail branches off the road and it doesn't mess around, climbing steeply up the hillside to reach its destination. Within a mile it enters the Boulder River Wilderness and at one mile is Three O'clock Rock. The trail continues climbing after the rock, switchbacking up the other side soon reaching a creek crossing with a nice pool for cooling off. A short distance beyond, the trail will start to relax as it enters easier terrain below Squire Creek Pass. Somewhere in this area, leave the trail and climb upslope. The ridge will gradually narrow until it is nearly an ar�te at one point. The final 150 feet gets steep and the final 50 feet should be with an ice axe. (If bringing a dog, your best route would be to come up from the Squire Creek Pass area on the west ridge).
Route:
Boulder River Wilderness Eight Mile Creek higher squire map Three O'clock Rock higher squire higher squire
Entering the Boulder River Wilderness
Eight Mile Creek Trailhead
Three O'clock Rock
Ridge narrowing
Jumbo Mountain Ulalach Peak Three Fingers Mountain Whitehorse Mountain higher squire White Chuck Mountain higher squire higher squire Glacier Peak north cascades north cascades Squire Creek Pass
Jumbo Mountain
Three Fingers Mountain
Whitehorse Mountain
White Chuck Mountain
Glacier Peak
Ulalach Peak
On the summit
On the summit
On the summit
Squire Creek Pass
Looking north to Mt. Baker and Shuksan on the horizion