The wilderness encompasses a diverse mixture of dense forest, meadows, alpine slopes, geology, and high country.

Trails tend to be steady climbs into high basins and glacial cirques with lakes.

The south facing portion of the range has more open, rolling high country that falls off very steeply into the Lake Chelan valley.

All trailheads on the south side, on Lake Chelan, must be gained via a regularly scheduled ferry boat or a private craft.

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