Hungry Ridge Roadless Area
Index to the other Roadless areas in the Western Okanogan National Forest
Selected campfire stories from this area from Lost and Forgotten - A Trail Guide to Roadless Area Hikes and Vistas in Western Okanogan County
Hungry Ridge, RA 1207
Hungry Ridge is a spur ridge in the southeast part of the Okanogan Range, between McFarland and Squaw Creeks. It includes Hunter Mountain, but not Hungry Mountain, which is north of McFarland Creek in a smaller roadless area. At its eastern margin above the Methow River, there are huge, glacially-rounded bedrock boulders called mutton rocks (French, roche mutoneé) for their resemblance to sheep. Vegetation at low elevations is primarily bitterbrush - sagebrush - steppe, except in rocky areas where desert-buckwheats and mosses dominate. On some north-facing slopes, pure ponderosa pine forests are dominant, which is exceptional for the lack of Douglas fir encroachment.
Roadless Area Map of this area (data from
Pacific Biodiversity Institute).