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03 023 Keekwulee Falls along the Denny Creek trail
Denny Creek drops over Keekwulee (Chinook for "below" since they are the falls below Snow-shoe Falls) Falls from the Melakwa (Chinook Jargon for "mosquito") Lake Trail. North Bend RD
03 024 S gully of Kaleetan Peak and Melakwa Lk
Looking down the South gully of Kaleetan Peak. The Camp was made down on Melakwa Lake Western shore. North Bend RD
03 025 Mt Roosevelt Chair Peak Lk from Melakwa Pass
From Melakwa Pass looking North are the steep rugged peaks of Mount Roosevelt. At its base is snow covered Chair Peak Lake. Access is 5mi on the Denny Creek Trail and 3000ft vertical.
03 027 Snow Lk from the top of Mt Roosevelt
Snow Lake and Snoqualmie Mountain from the summit of Mount Roosevelt. '73.
03 028 Kaleetan Peak the Arrow Mt Rainier the Monarch
Kaleetan the Arrow and Mount Rainier the Monarch fill the Southern view from the summit of Mt Roosevelt. Kaleetan Pk. was once called The Matterhorn. But, a name of more distinct Northwest flavor was bestowed on the pointed rock horn when the USGS Committee on Place Names changed the name to the Chinook Jargon term for arrow. Derived from the original Chinook word "tklaitan". Alpine Lakes Wilderness. July 73.
03 028m Melakwa Kaleetan Roosvelt Map
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