It's all in the perspective.
ount Fitzhenry (5,948′) is mostly noted & known (such as it is), as the modest but picturesque peak poised at the head of now-drained , on the in the . The summit is about 6 miles away, by the crow; the base only half of that. It is part of the watersheds of , , …
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tephen Peak is a substantial chunk of backcountry terrain in the of , usually treated as an obstacle along the unofficial ; something to get around and continue with a larger plan. It is prominent in the main cluster of mountains on display from the popular .
oh River Beach is at the end of , down a short trail, and is the southern entrance to a section of undeveloped stretching north to , about 12 miles. The small Hoh Tribe reservation occupies the far (south) side of the river mouth, with a few modest woodframe structures visible beach-side.
urora Creek Trail starts on the bank across from its small paved pullout , beside on in , and goes ‘straight’ up the forested side of from which the highway is literally carved, up about 3,600′ in 3.4 miles. A very reasonable trail at all times, it tends to its main purpose of gaining altitude …