Lookout Awards

Rules: Patch or rocker is awarded to Mountaineers who hike, accompanied by one or more persons, to the summit of any 12 of the 20 lookout or former lookout peaks listed below, subject to these rules:

1. For patch, each ascent was made after February, 1987.
2. For rocker, each ascent was made after July, 1989.
3. Application is made to the Awards Committee listing:
   1. Name of peak.
   2. Date of ascent.
   3. Members of party.
4. The award for the second group of lookouts must take place after the applicant has earned the original Olympia Lookout Patch.

Group One Patch

LOOKOUT	USGS MAP	ELEVATION (ft)
Baw Faw Peak	Ryderwood	3110
Mt. Beljica	Mt. Wow	5475
Bogachiel Peak	Bogachiel Peak	5475
Capitol Peak	Rochester	2658
Colonel Bob	Grisdale	4492
Crystal Peak	White River Park	6695
Mt. Fremont	Sunrise	7230
Gobbler’s Knob	Mt. Wow	5500
Heybrook Lookout	Mt. Index	1701
High Rock	Randle	5685
Huckleberry	Greenwater	4764
Mt. Jupiter	The Brothers	5701
Kloochman Rock	Kloochman Rock	3356
Shriner Peak	Chinook Pass	5834
Sleeping Beauty	Sleeping Beauty	4907
Suntop	Greenwater	5271
Tatoosh	Packwood	6310
Tiger Mtn.	Hobart	3004
Mt. Townsend	Tyler Peak	6212
Mt. Zion	Tyler Peak	4273

Group Two Rocker

LOOKOUT	USGS MAP	LOCATION	ELEVATION (ft)
Anvil Rock	Mt. Rainier East	S side MRNP	9584
Big Quilcene	Mt Walker	5 miles SW Quilcene	4000
Blue Mtn.	Mt. Angeles	12 miles SE Pt. Angeles	6007
Clear West Peak	Greenwater	18 miles SE Greenwater	5643
Crystal Point	MRNP, 1955 or earlier	1 mile N ski lift top	6605
Dodger Point	Mt. Olympus	17 miles S Pt. Angeles	5753
Glacier View	Mt. Wow	6 miles NE Ashford	5450
Higley Peak	Kloochman Rock	4 miles N Amanda Park	3025
Hurricane Hill	Mt. Olympus	9 miles SW Pt. Angeles	5767
Jefferson Ridge Point	Brothers	13 miles N Hoodsport	3832
K.O. Point	Grays River	18 miles SE Raymond	2632
Kelly Butte	Lester	24 miles E Enumclaw	5402
Lightning Peak	Mt. Tebo	3 miles W Staircase	4654
Lincoln (ridge)	Mt. Steel	1/2 mileSW Lincoln Sm.	5500
Mt. Walker	Mt. Walker	3 miles SW Quilcene	2804
Noble Knob	Lester	25 miles SE Enumclaw	6011
Pyramid Mtn.	Lake Crescent	17 miles W Pt. Angeles	3000
Rock Candy Mtn.	Summit Lake	10 miles W of Olympia	2634
Sunset	Golden Lakes	West side MRNP	5537

Olympic Trails Award

A patch is awarded to Mountaineers who, subsequent to June 1, 1976, hike on 100 or more miles of Olympic National Park or Olympic National Forest trails (including connecting private trails). Only established trails and readily discernible way trails, in any season, qualify In addition, the 18.5 mile "Ocean Beach Way" between Rialto Beach and Cape Alava qualifies. Cross country travel and roads available to four wheeled vehicles do not qualify, nor do trails traversed incidental to a successful climb or hike of a peak when such climb or hike is claimed for credit on another Mountaineers award. Trail mileages count one way only and without duplication on the same or subsequent trips. Further,

1. Party-size must be two or more.
2. Adequate equipment, including ten essentials, must be carried.
3. Written application is made to the Awards Committee.
4. The Awards Committee approves applicants to receive awards

Presentation: Awards are presented at the Olympia Branch Annual Banquet and other annual banquets of the club. The Olympia Branch lists the names of the approved persons to receive any of the awards in the printed banquet program.

Other Club Awards

The Mountaineers offer a number of other awards. Requirements are listed from time to time in The Mountaineer. Applications may be made through the Olympia Branch Awards Committee or other branches or committees as appropriate.

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