Vesper
and
Sperry
Peaks

Washington State

Creek crossing

This is the first of two
creek crossings.
The second can be quite
a hazard if the water is
high.

Expedition Members

Mark - Jim - Mark

Big Valley

This is the view looking
down the valley back at
the forest service road,
that we drove in on.

Location

Vesper and Sperry peaks
are located near Barlow
pass on the mountain loop
highway. The Mountain
loop highway runs from
Granite falls to Darrinton.

Headlee pass

Headlee pass is at the end
of the valley.  Twenty or
thirty switch backs later
and you are on top of
this 4,600 ft pass.

Permits

No permit is required
to climb on Vesper
peak. However a
parking pass is needed
to park at the trailhead..

4,600 ft

At the top of Headlee pass
you can view towards
Vesper and our camp
site

  Parking Pass

A Parking pass can be purchased
at the Verlot ranger station,
on the Mountain Loop Highway.

The Creek

At the next creek the trail
turns to the west, towards
the lake that  we will be
camping at.

Links

NORTHWEST WEATHER
AND AVALANCHE CENTER

The Lake

At 5,100 ft there is a lake
that we camped by.

Reference Books

Cascade Alpine Guide
Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass

By Fred Beckey

Dinner Time

Jim cooks dinner for the
team. After dinner Jim and
his brother Mark set out
to stand up all the rocks
they could lift.

This is the view of Mornigstar
from our camp site.