"Parked at FR 46 trailhead on side of road. Fairly steep trail. Lost trail at the plateau beneath the talus. Made way to the 5722 point detailed on maps as the summit. It's not the summit. Took the ridge northward to the true summit that was about 5900. Fun ridge scramble. Great views. Came down a chute and met up with the trail. About 5.5 miles in an embarrassingly slow 5.5 hours." — cloudbreach • Oct 17, 2021

"Winter wonderland in Cle Elum. Super summit of Red Mountain in Salmon Le Sac today with Joe aka Unkle. Leisurely pace as I'm still recovering from the Enchantments and want some gas in the tank for tomorrow. 3200 feet, 4 miles, 5 hours. More details to follow. #pnwpeakbaggers #hikingwithhadland #thehad #mountaineers https://hikingwithhadland.com/2021/05/08/red-mountain-cle-elum-ascent-05-07-2021/ Joe Erickson aka Unkle and I set off for Red Mountain North of Cle Elum in the Salmon Le Sac area and bordering the northern part of the Kachess Ridge area and North of the French Cabin Mountain area. This Red Mountain is not to be confused with the one in the Commonwealth Basin area of Snoqualmie Pass and adjacent to the Pacific Crest Trail, nor Red Mountain West, in the North Fork of the Snoqualmie River area – all three belonging to the Home Court 100 group of peaks established by Jeff Howbert: http://howbert.com/mountains/back_court/back_court_article.html https://www.summitpost.org/the-home-court-100/649859 We prepared to set off from Seattle, being well prepared Mountaineers, having packed the evening prior, made coffee, breakfast, cars pre-loaded, etc for a soft depar..." — markhadland • May 7, 2021

"I went on a scramble with the Mountaineers up Red Mountain (the one north of Cle Elum). From NF-46 there is a clearly marked trailhead, but after a little while, the trail is hard to follow. We crossed another minor forest road, and then continued straight up the ridge to the summit. This ridge had a lot of pink plastic tape markers. There is plenty of snow toward the top, and it is moderately steep, so snowshoes were essential. Probably typical for November, the snow was only 8 inches deep, wet and loose, so we had to contend with whatever rocky surface was on the ground under the snow. Not great conditions, but do-able and a nice peak. We had great views out toward Mt. Stuart in the morning, with increasing clouds obscuring the vista later, and then just snowing on us. We had intended to do Hibox near Snoqualmie Pass, but drove further east to Red to get out of the weather. 3300 ft gain, 4.6 miles, 8 hours" — markgarrett • Nov 28, 2018

"Snow shoed all the way up. It would be a terrible trip if you don't use snow shoes. Snow was powdery with a thin icy crust on the top. Long day hike. We had to park on the road where 46 turns off to go over the bridge. We walked the 46 road to the trailhead 1330 once we were 200 feet past the trail marker we were unable to locate the trail due to the fresh snow. So.... we made are own . The weather was perfect the view is amazing 360*. Well worth the hike in. We left the car at 8AM and returned at 5PM. " — rebecca1 • Jan 24, 2013

"While most of Washington was at home watching the playoff game, I decided to tackle Red Mountain near Salmon La Sac. I failed to reach this summit last spring after a long loop from Thorp Mountain, and a few weeks ago due to deep powder and a lack of snowshoes. Third time is the charm. The thermometer in my car read 5 degrees when I parked on Salmon La Sac road where it meets Road 46. The Forest road was recently groomed for winter recreation and closed to wheeled vehicles, which added 2 miles to the round trip but at least snowshoes were not necessary for the road walk. There was not a cloud in the sky and from the bridge I had a perfect view of Davis Peak and Mount Daniels. My planned route started at the summer trail after the last big creek, in order to avoid any potentially hazardous crossing. Beyond the road there was a thin surface crust over 3-4 inches of powder and a solid layer of consolidated snow beneath that. I found occasional relief from the trail-breaking under the canopy of the larger trees where their melt-off provided a firm footing. Above 4500' the surface firmed up and Mount Stuart rose into view behind Jolly Mountain and Sasse Mountain to the East. A..." — Jeb • Jan 13, 2013