Webb Mountain sits east of The Brother above Hood Canal. Meanwhile, Gold Mountain and Green Mountain rest across the water on the Kitsap Peninsula. Farther south along the canal is Dow Mountain by Lake Cushman.
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Webb Mountain at a Glance
Access: NF-2510
Round Trip: 2.7 miles
Elevation Range: 1960′-2773′
Gear: none
GPS track: available
Route Info: Nate B, Will Thomas
Dog-Friendly: with guidance
Road 2510
The heightened avalanche danger had us resort to Webb Mountain by the Hood Canal. Lower Road 2510 went through the logging area with quarries before it turned primitive. And during this, we drove over three sections of gravel.
The path narrowed past the gravel, with the brush closing in. Despite the worsening road past the 1650′ bump, we could continue on uneven ground in a car. Glad no one was coming out from the other side!
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Walking to the East Ridge
At the Road 2403 fork, we couldn’t make the hairpin turn onto the rutted Road 2510. So I parked at the junction, and we started walking. The walking went by fast before we reached the next fork.
We took the upper path onto NF-2524, where I sometimes saw the Hood Canal through the trees. We stopped as the path rounded the east ridge for a quick break. Then we dove into the bushes and up the ridgeline.
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Webb Mountain Summit
We had excellent weather yesterday with expansive views but not today. But I did expect to see a woodsy summit on this short mountain. There was a lookout 900′ down on the east ridge, according to the map.
The vegetation had long taken over the top. So we didn’t spend much time returning to the road. But as we were leaving, I noticed a USGS marker hidden amid the grass and photographed it instead of views.
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Outro
Walking the road again wasn’t exciting, so we shortcut down the brushy west side. Out of nowhere, we came upon an old spur path. From there, we went south a short way to the minor west ridge.
From there, we dove right back into the bushes with lots of ferns. Then we scrambled down onto the road at 250′ below. Soon, we reached back at the fork in under half a mile.
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