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34. O- The Needles (Gray Wolf Ridge)
Directions: Olympic Peninsula. NW Washington. Approach via the Dungeness River Rd by heading S from Sequim on Hwy 101 for a few mi. Then turn S onto FS rd 2909 to Dungeness River Rd (usually not free of snow til May-June) to trailhead for The Needles. Hike ~7 mi up Royal Creek.
Notes: The highest collective group of summits in the Olympics and focal point of alpine activity. Routes of varying length. Also known as the Royal Basin Area.
Classics: The Incisor, Sundial, Arrowhead 6
References: OB 4(8/82)-22; Guidebook(s): Olympic Mountain Rescue's Climber's Guide to the Olympic Mountains, Beckey's Climber's Guide to the Cascade and Olympic Mountains of WA, Wood's Olympic Mountains Trail Guide
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