Glacier Peak in early June?

[Benzo]

East coaster here, and the wife and I are looking to do Glacier Peak this summer to finish up the WA volcanoes. Not being local, I'm not sure if early June is tenable - just thinking Disappointment Peak route. We noodled on Baker last year around that time, and while the weather was pretty variable we ultimately got good windows, and both CD and Easton routes were in great shape - hoping its similar for GP. Would love to hear thoughts, thank you!

(At Baker's crater rim last year - maybe you saw us!)

[mthorman]

Yes totally doable just be prepared for more snow being early season.  My wife and I climbed it mid June with our dogs a few years ago and had a fantastic ski off the summit back to camp.  We hit consistent snow at the top of the switchbacks before White Pass.  I would recommend taking a backcountry/touring setup if going in June.  Much easier travel especially in the heat of the day when the snow becomes sloppy.  With all that said most the PNW is currently behind in snowpack so maybe June will be a little more snow free this year.  Either way I would definitely try to see where the snow line is so you are prepared with the right equipment.  CalTopo's Satellite imagery is one of the best for this.  You have to have a paid membership to get the high resolution but it updates every 4-6 days and you can clearly see where the snow line is.  Best of luck!  Glacier Peak is a cool trip!

[rat]

You can get free Copernicus satellite imagery here:

https://browser.dataspace.copernicus.eu/?zoom=10&lat=47.66954&lng=-121.40991&themeId=DEFAULT-THEME&visualizationUrl=U2FsdGVkX18z6Zi7g1Gbn2Jvf7fcB7hKdFXY56XViUM1f0y3pjlscnbMy4%2BSm%2FxjluCs8JUTQx8CDq%2BkXXcBjEKcs%2FIdXAgLCLpQHbynBn9mF0ONoxVS17wsMJ1aztTj&datasetId=S2_L2A_CDAS&fromTime=2025-12-22T00%3A00%3A00.000Z&toTime=2025-12-22T23%3A59%3A59.999Z&layerId=1_TRUE_COLOR&demSource3D="MAPZEN"&cloudCoverage=100&dateMode=SINGLE

And free NOAA snow depth modeling here:

https://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/interactive/html/map.html?ql=station&zoom=&zoom5.x=2&zoom5.y=14&loc=48.946+N%2C+122.239+W&var=ssm_depth&dy=2026&dm=1&dd=7&dh=15&snap=1&o5=1&o6=1&o9=1&o12=1&o13=1&o15=1&lbl=o&mode=pan&extents=us&min_x=-122.86666666667&min_y=47.899999999996&max_x=-120.99166666667&max_y=48.949999999996&coord_x=-121.92916666667&coord_y=48.424999999996004&zbox_n=&zbox_s=&zbox_e=&zbox_w=&metric=0&bgvar=dem&shdvar=shading&width=800&height=450&nw=800&nh=450&h_o=0&font=0&js=1&uc=0

Edited 6 hours ago by rat