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Buck Creek Pass Trail

On Helmet Butte, Chiwawa Ridge

Local route7.6 km · 4.7 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Triad 0.2 mi · 0.3 kmExplore Helmet Butte →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 13–18 °C (55–64 °F)

  1. J-4°-10°291
  2. F-2°-10°227
  3. M0°-8°178
  4. A3°-6°96
  5. M7°-3°81
  6. J13°1°65
  7. J17°5°35
  8. A18°5°31
  9. S14°2°69
  10. O6°-3°215
  11. N-2°-8°359
  12. D-6°-11°337

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
7.6 km · 4.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Helmet Butte (mountain, 2,218 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Chiwawa Ridge (North Cascades › Cascade Range; GMBA)
Nearest town
49 km E of Darrington (Snohomish County, Washington) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Connects to
High Pass (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
789
Operator (OSM)
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Route centre
48.1652, -120.9700
Route start
48.1456, -120.9612
OpenStreetMap
relation 5587715
Official info
fs.usda.gov/recarea/mbs/recreation/recarea/?reci
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Triad

0.2 mi · 0.3 km · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

High Pass

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Flower Dome Trail

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Upper Suiattle

3.4 mi · 5.5 km · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Chiwawa River

3.5 mi · 5.6 km · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Lyman Ridge

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

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