Glacier Basin
Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
Glacier Basin is situated one thousand feet above the mining ghost town of Monte Cristo. A short, but steep trail retraces miners' boot prints into this mineral-rich subalpine bowl in the shadow of jagged peaks.
Views of the surrounding summits from the headwall of Glacier Basin.
Wilman's Peaks.
Tiling's Moneyflower decorates the basin in early summer.
A scramble route leads up Monte Cristo Peak.
Monte Cristo Peak at the head of the basin; Ray's Knoll in the foreground.
A view toward Glacier Basin from the town site of Monte Cristo.
