48°31′N 120°39′WWASHINGTON PASS QUADRANGLEELEV. 5,477 FTCONTOUR INTERVAL 40 FT
Climbing
Washington

Rock and mountain climbing in Washington State, mapped: the crags, the peaks and the record of who first climbed them.

Section 03 · Darrington

Slab country, where the rock lies down

The Sauk River slabs — Three O'Clock Rock and Exfoliation Dome — and why Darrington granite is different from Icicle granite.

A lone climber ascends a large streaked granite dome surrounded by boulders and shrubs
Three O'Clock Rock takes its name from the hour the sun reaches it.
Photo: Osviel Rodriguez Valdés / Pexels
3 entries
Where they are
Mount BakerMount BakerMount ShuksanMount ShuksanLiberty BellLiberty BellEarly Winter SpiresEarly Winter SpiresForbidden PeakForbidden PeakDarringtonDarringtonThree O'Clock RockThree O'Clock RockMount ErieMount ErieIndexIndexGlacier PeakGlacier PeakPrusik PeakPrusik PeakSnow Creek WallSnow Creek WallCastle RockCastle RockPeshastin PinnaclesPeshastin PinnaclesMount StuartMount StuartExit 38Exit 38Frenchman CouleeFrenchman CouleeRoyal ColumnsRoyal ColumnsMount RainierMount Rainier
How to read this map
Darrington — this sectionThe other four sectionsGraticule at two-degree spacing
Numbers match the key below — hover any marker for its name
Two of the nineteen places on this site sit in Darrington, plotted at their real coordinates.
  1. 01Darrington
  2. 02Three O'Clock Rock
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