Using two cars, my brother and I started at Echo Lake, and traversed the ridge from Flagpole Peak to Echo Peak, to Indian rock and then Angora Peak, and down to Angora Lakes parking lot, where the other car was left. A beautiful day filled with voluminous bonus scrambling on high quality granite.
Fairweather - Oct 18, 2015 12:59 pm Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2015
Flagpole Echo & Angora
Fun hike with Todd. Woke up a bear on the north side of Flagpole.
trexkerry - May 26, 2015 2:06 am Date Climbed: May 25, 2015
Flagpole/Echo/Keiths Dome
From Echo Lakes, followed the ridgeline up to Flagpole then over to Echo Peak, then down and over to Keiths Dome before coming back via the PCT. A fun time for sure. TR is HERE.
Larry Laverty - Mar 14, 2015 2:25 pm Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2015
Southwest Slope
Got car half way in on Echo Lakes Road, stopped due to snow, parked it, and got started. Approached on the trail to beneath the pole, then took the boulder route up to the tiny saddle just NW of the peak. On up from there on snow to the exposed summit. Then on to Echo Peak.
Brian Asher - Nov 3, 2014 7:31 pm Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2014
Flagpole and Echo Peaks
Flagpole Peak and Echo Peak
My friend and I started at the Parking Lot just above Echo Chalet. We headed up to the ridge about 0.5 miles from the beginning of the trail right after the spillway of the lake. After heading up to the ridge the going gets harder. We stayed to the left (Echo Lakes) side of the ridge during the climb. I was surprised at how difficult some of the moves were. This is a fun class 3 route and will require you to climb your way up and down big rock slabs, some with a decent amount of exposure. This scrambling section will take at least an hour before you make your way up to the obvious peak. The peak is a very cool flagpole, decorated with Tibetan flags and random hiker’s clothing.
The option of going back down the same way we came sounded quite challenging and we were hoping to bag Echo Peak before it got dark. After a bit of scrambling off of Flagpole Peak heading northwest towards Echo Peak the way does get easier. You come into a high basin with amazing views of Fallen Leaf and Tahoe on your gentle walk up the last 0.5 mile to Echo Peak. From Echo Peaks we headed farther west (away from the original trailhead) to meet up with the North-South running Triangle Lake Trail. When you run into this trail go left and head down towards Upper Echo Lake. You will then run into the Tahoe Rim Trail and hike the 3 miles back to Echo Chalet. We started at 2:30 p.m. and finished in the dark at 8:00 p.m.
sdrobinson - Mar 28, 2014 12:50 am Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2014
Flagpole
Great scramble in mixed conditions
bigbadgoo - Dec 9, 2013 1:23 am Date Climbed: Nov 28, 2013
Very fun scramble!
Beautiful views along the Southeast face, fun scramble with many options
Marmaduke - Aug 11, 2013 12:50 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2013
Fun scramble
:)
Stu Brandel - Jul 17, 2013 11:29 am Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2013
Fun Rock
A very fun scramble. Not so fun was my unsuccessful attempt to traverse to Echo Peak beneath the main ridge, which turned into a gravelly bushwack, and a grateful return to the lake trail.
dkangas - Feb 8, 2013 3:51 pm Date Climbed: Jan 5, 2013
Good and Local
Led one pitch up the south headwall to the summit ridge, probably a 5.5 at the crux.
WayneFry - Jan 27, 2013 5:15 pm Date Climbed: Jan 5, 2013
Cool Peak
This is a great peak with lots of options. Some good 3-5 class climbing. We climbed a short 5th class section, traversed across a short knife ridge, and worked our way to the summit. Good stuff and a super easy approach.
gordonye - Oct 28, 2012 3:34 am Date Climbed: Oct 28, 2012
Flagpole-Echo Traverse
Traversed Flagpole and Echo Peak with 3 ft of snow cover, with Pete T. and Matt S. The knife ridge on Flagpole is the spiciest.
mtneering - Sep 28, 2012 12:52 am Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2012
fantastic
3 and 4th class scrampbles to a sketch-a-lee protected 5.8 offwidth, fantastic day with kristin5berry, and a great way to top off 2 days climbing in S. Lake Tahoe.
Nice early morinig hike from Echo Lakes. I left the trail just after the dam at Echo Lake. Scrambling in the dark is harder than I thought. Very fun scrambling along the ridge. Continued on to Echo Peak. I ran into an old college friend on the way out. What a trip!
Scott Fulton - May 27, 2023 6:15 pm Date Climbed: May 27, 2023
Ocean to Peak Adventures: Mountain Summit Challenge 2023, Peak #9Went up the slabs on the south and down the other side.
kleberr - Jul 3, 2022 10:10 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2021
Great scrambleMy favorite scramble to introduce people to the Sierra. A quick ascent from Echo Lake via an interesting class 3 route. Highly recommended
Hiking Metal Maniac - Dec 20, 2020 6:23 pm Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2020
Echo Lake ridge traverseUsing two cars, my brother and I started at Echo Lake, and traversed the ridge from Flagpole Peak to Echo Peak, to Indian rock and then Angora Peak, and down to Angora Lakes parking lot, where the other car was left. A beautiful day filled with voluminous bonus scrambling on high quality granite.
Fairweather - Oct 18, 2015 12:59 pm Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2015
Flagpole Echo & AngoraFun hike with Todd. Woke up a bear on the north side of Flagpole.
trexkerry - May 26, 2015 2:06 am Date Climbed: May 25, 2015
Flagpole/Echo/Keiths DomeFrom Echo Lakes, followed the ridgeline up to Flagpole then over to Echo Peak, then down and over to Keiths Dome before coming back via the PCT. A fun time for sure. TR is HERE.
Larry Laverty - Mar 14, 2015 2:25 pm Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2015
Southwest SlopeGot car half way in on Echo Lakes Road, stopped due to snow, parked it, and got started. Approached on the trail to beneath the pole, then took the boulder route up to the tiny saddle just NW of the peak. On up from there on snow to the exposed summit. Then on to Echo Peak.
Brian Asher - Nov 3, 2014 7:31 pm Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2014
Flagpole and Echo PeaksFlagpole Peak and Echo Peak
My friend and I started at the Parking Lot just above Echo Chalet. We headed up to the ridge about 0.5 miles from the beginning of the trail right after the spillway of the lake. After heading up to the ridge the going gets harder. We stayed to the left (Echo Lakes) side of the ridge during the climb. I was surprised at how difficult some of the moves were. This is a fun class 3 route and will require you to climb your way up and down big rock slabs, some with a decent amount of exposure. This scrambling section will take at least an hour before you make your way up to the obvious peak. The peak is a very cool flagpole, decorated with Tibetan flags and random hiker’s clothing.
The option of going back down the same way we came sounded quite challenging and we were hoping to bag Echo Peak before it got dark. After a bit of scrambling off of Flagpole Peak heading northwest towards Echo Peak the way does get easier. You come into a high basin with amazing views of Fallen Leaf and Tahoe on your gentle walk up the last 0.5 mile to Echo Peak. From Echo Peaks we headed farther west (away from the original trailhead) to meet up with the North-South running Triangle Lake Trail. When you run into this trail go left and head down towards Upper Echo Lake. You will then run into the Tahoe Rim Trail and hike the 3 miles back to Echo Chalet. We started at 2:30 p.m. and finished in the dark at 8:00 p.m.
sdrobinson - Mar 28, 2014 12:50 am Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2014
FlagpoleGreat scramble in mixed conditions
bigbadgoo - Dec 9, 2013 1:23 am Date Climbed: Nov 28, 2013
Very fun scramble!Beautiful views along the Southeast face, fun scramble with many options
Marmaduke - Aug 11, 2013 12:50 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2013
Fun scramble:)
Stu Brandel - Jul 17, 2013 11:29 am Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2013
Fun RockA very fun scramble. Not so fun was my unsuccessful attempt to traverse to Echo Peak beneath the main ridge, which turned into a gravelly bushwack, and a grateful return to the lake trail.
dkangas - Feb 8, 2013 3:51 pm Date Climbed: Jan 5, 2013
Good and LocalLed one pitch up the south headwall to the summit ridge, probably a 5.5 at the crux.
WayneFry - Jan 27, 2013 5:15 pm Date Climbed: Jan 5, 2013
Cool PeakThis is a great peak with lots of options. Some good 3-5 class climbing. We climbed a short 5th class section, traversed across a short knife ridge, and worked our way to the summit. Good stuff and a super easy approach.
gordonye - Oct 28, 2012 3:34 am Date Climbed: Oct 28, 2012
Flagpole-Echo TraverseTraversed Flagpole and Echo Peak with 3 ft of snow cover, with Pete T. and Matt S. The knife ridge on Flagpole is the spiciest.
mtneering - Sep 28, 2012 12:52 am Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2012
fantastic3 and 4th class scrampbles to a sketch-a-lee protected 5.8 offwidth, fantastic day with kristin5berry, and a great way to top off 2 days climbing in S. Lake Tahoe.
Kristin5berry - Sep 25, 2012 9:04 pm Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2012
Fantastic dayGreat day on this rock. Bush-whacked up slabs and 4th class rock (tons of it) to a 5'8 off-width with my guy!
Darren9 - Nov 1, 2011 8:56 am Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2011
Fun local peakClose, fun scrambling with SMG, and we even set up a short top rope off the summit.
fedak - Jul 8, 2011 9:49 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2011
From Echo Peak, Down SW ridgeEasy afternoon traverse over from Echo Peak. Still quite snowy up there but no skeeters yet.
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Denjem - May 26, 2011 3:00 pm
Who knewI have been in this area twice and climbed it twice. I just never knew it had a name or was it's own peak.
Jonodo - Sep 28, 2009 5:13 pm Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2009
From Echo LakeNice early morinig hike from Echo Lakes. I left the trail just after the dam at Echo Lake. Scrambling in the dark is harder than I thought. Very fun scrambling along the ridge. Continued on to Echo Peak. I ran into an old college friend on the way out. What a trip!