モナシー山脈の絶景の山頂・トップ4

The Okanagan Highland Trail is a fantastic route that climbs through high-country forest and exposed rock to reach Little White Mountain. Along the way, you'll pass beautiful wildflower meadows and scenic outcrops with views of Kelowna and Okanagan Lake. Beyond the summit, the trail continues to Crawford Lake, a quiet alpine basin set deep in the high country.

It's an 18 mile climb to the top. There are shelters every 5 to 10 miles along this section of the Columbia & Western Rail Trail. The shelters have picnic tables and a privy, great for camping under when it looks like rain.

The first part is the worst part. once you're up on the rock, it's pretty easy going. Watch out for unexpected wind gusts and stay away from the edge.

Welcome to the summit after long climbs, either way you're travelling.

Nice loop trail with beautiful views of rocky mountain, Sherman Peak and Snow Peak. Just South of Sherman peak is the junction to continue your journey on the kettle Crest Trail.

Expect steep loose scramble at start of ascent but pretty easy once on the plateau. Many wildflowers in early May

The summit of Steamboat Rock might not be that impressive, but Steamboat Rock itself is! The huge monolith was left and shaped during the last ice age, when multiple floods from the former glacial Lake Missoula entered the eastern side of Washington and Oregon. Today, you can hike up that impressive plateau for a 360 degrees view over the Channeled Scablands with Banks Lake below you.

For me this is the best part of the Seven Summits Trail. The ridge has beautiful views of Old Glory mountain. And with a little bit of luck you are surrounded by blooming flowers – which can be the case in early July.