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Driveway Butte Trail

On Driveway Butte, Okanagan Range

Local route6.5 km · 4.0 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Early Winters Trail 1.8 mi · 2.9 kmExplore Driveway Butte →

Okanogan-Wenatchee National ForestOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestEarly Winters Trail · Okanogan-Wenatchee National ForestGoat Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National ForestGoat Peak · Okanogan-Wenatchee National ForestLone Fir Interp · Okanogan-Wenatchee National ForestVarden Lake · Okanogan-Wenatchee National ForestW Fork Methow · Okanogan-Wenatchee National ForestEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

  1. J2°-5°145
  2. F4°-4°89
  3. M6°-2°67
  4. A9°0°41
  5. M14°3°40
  6. J19°7°38
  7. J24°11°24
  8. A25°11°21
  9. S20°8°25
  10. O12°2°79
  11. N4°-3°157
  12. D0°-6°152

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.

About this trail

The trail follows an old skid road uphill for an half mile then becomes more of a trail as it heads up towards a small pass. From the pass at 2.2 miles to the open meadows at 4 miles, the trail is within the 2003 Needle Creek Fire perimeter.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
6.5 km · 4.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
6.8 km · 4.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Driveway Butte (mountain, 1,812 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Okanagan Range (North Cascades › Cascade Range; GMBA)
Nearest town
39 km NW of Twisp (Okanogan County, Washington) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
481
Operator (OSM)
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Route centre
48.6161, -120.5250
Route start
48.5984, -120.5135
OpenStreetMap
relation 21918490
Official info
fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/tr
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

Early Winters Trail

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Varden Lake

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Cedar Creek Trail

4.2 mi · 6.8 km · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

W Fork Methow

4.4 mi · 7.1 km · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Lone Fir Interp

5.4 mi · 8.7 km · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Goat Peak

5.5 mi · 8.9 km · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

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