Shelokum Mountain and Lamont Mountain sit beside the notable North Gardner Mountain. Gardner Meadows via Wolf Creek reaches the two peaks directly. Meanwhile, to the northwest is the lesser-known Silver Moon by Silver Star Mountain.
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Shelokum Mountain and Lamont Mountain at a Glance
Shelokum Slam = Shelokum Mountain + Lamont Mountain (aka Wolfhead)
雪洛庫姆滿貫 = 雪洛庫姆山+拉蒙特山 (綽號野狼頭)
Access: Wolf Creek Trailhead
Round Trip: 27 miles
Elevation Range: 2920′-8082′
Gear: helmet, crampons
GPS Track: available
Dog-Friendly: on the trail
Wolf Creek Trail to Gardner Meadows
Cody and I tackled Shelokum Mountain and Lamont Mountain after a low-key weekend close to home. We started at precisely the same time as six years ago over an uneventful approach. Views slowly widened a couple of miles before the Gardner Meadows. Despite a short, rutted trail up higher, the path was overall decent.
A dozen tents were right off the main path in the beautiful meadows. After finding the owner of a lost snow basket, I briefly chatted with their group. Soon, we left the trail as it veered south shortly past the field, staying right of Wolf Creek. Then we set up camp at 6400′ amid down trees before turning in after dinner.
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Climbing Shelokum Mountain by Cedar Creek
The following day, we began at 6 AM in the shade and moved northwest over windfalls. Our first view of Shelokum Mountain was from the 7650′ saddle between Lamont Mountain and Point 8478. Soon, we dropped onto the north through talus and snowfields before going west toward the 7320′ notch.
In hindsight, dropping to 7000′ would’ve put us on milder terrain instead of traversing 200′ higher. So, on the return, we did that to bypass the northeast buttress with ease. Before long, we were looking into Cedar Creek Basin, where we turned around two weekends ago due to dire weather.
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Viewing Lake Chelan-Sawtooth via Southeast Ridge
After stashing snow gear, we scrambled north and stayed on or west of the jagged ridgeline. There were several ridge knobs en route, which we either mounted or bypassed from the west as well. But the rock quality deteriorated the closer we were to the summit.
Soon, we dropped 100′ from a notch marked by a cairn to the steep gully on the west. In turn, we avoided cliffs higher on the ridgeline. The long and flat summit sat atop steep drop-offs into both creek basins. Meanwhile, the massive North Gardner Mountain towered overhead by nearly 1000′.
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Lamont Mountain East Route Plus Exit
We took a long break before retracing our steps to Lamont Mountain’s 7650′ east saddle. But at 7300′, we made a beeline for the east notch at 7920′ instead. In turn, we avoided the east high point and shaved off some time. Before long, we were atop Lamont Mountain, our number two goal of the trip.
The views were as excellent as those of Shelokum Mountain but at a slightly different angle. Since we still needed to pack, we took off shortly after taking some photos. Back at Gardner Meadows, we greeted the same folks who had just returned from Gardner Mountain. Soon, we were on our merry way down the trail.
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