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Hike · Mount Aix trailhead

Mount Aix

Distance
10.5 mi
Vertical
4,524 ft
Summit
7,421 ft
Difficulty
Very strenuous

Mount Aix is a 7,766-foot summit in Yakima County, Washington, the highest point in the William O. Douglas Wilderness on the east side of the Cascade crest. It is set on Wenatchee National Forest land southeast of Bumping Lake, north of Bismarck Peak, and twenty-four miles…

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Mount Aix from the approach ridge — bleached snags in the foreground and the andesite summit pyramid above.
Peter Stevens · CC BY 2.0
Mount Aix from Bumping Lake — the peak rises above the rim of the reservoir on the east side of the Cascade crest.
Steve Redman (MORA) · Public domain
View from the Mount Aix summit looking out across the William O. Douglas Wilderness toward Mount Rainier hidden in cloud.
Ron Clausen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Aix telephoto from a distant ridge — the sharp summit horn stands above a sweep of foreground peaks.
Ron Clausen · CC BY-SA 4.0

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