Elevation Gain: 157m
Distance: 1.6km
Total Time: 48 minutes
Date: June 10th, 2026
Andrea and I were out mushroom picking in a burn area near Whitesail Lake. On the way in we had noticed a small peak by the name of Picket Hill rising above the shores. If time permitted we thought we might as well go check it out.
Sure enough on return we’d have enough time to catch sunset from the top. We parked the car on the shoulder of Andrew’s Bay FSR and bushwhacked up the slopes. This whole summit had either been burned or logged or both. Despite that it was still a bit of tedious travel until we gained the ridge. From there it’s a walk up to the top.
The summit was adorned with a survey marker from 1979, but I’d hazard a guess it didn’t offer great views in it’s originally forested stated. Owing to the burns we had at least some views around including a great vantage towards Tweedsmuir Peak.
We stuck around until the sun properly set and then returned back to the car. At home I quickly sampled one of the morels raw. Andrea gave me a look that indicated I was an idiot and indeed when we found out that raw morel’s contain hydrazine and can be lethal I earned the look I received. Thankfully nothing happened.