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Elliot Creek (Goat Lake) Trail

In the North Cascades

Local route13 km · 8 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Bedal Creek Trail 1.8 mi · 2.9 kmExplore North Cascades →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–22 °C (57–72 °F)

  1. J2°-3°438
  2. F4°-3°304
  3. M6°-2°300
  4. A9°0°223
  5. M14°3°162
  6. J18°7°130
  7. J22°10°60
  8. A22°10°60
  9. S19°7°143
  10. O12°3°330
  11. N4°-2°527
  12. D1°-5°429

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

Elliot Creek (Goat Lake) Trail is a local hiking route of about 13 km (8 mi) in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, United States of America. It is in the North Cascades. It lies about 30 km southeast of Darrington.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
13 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
North Cascades (Cascade Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
30 km SE of Darrington (Snohomish County, Washington) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
647
Operator (OSM)
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Route centre
48.0381, -121.3801
Route start
48.0362, -121.3758
OpenStreetMap
relation 5537788
Official info
fs.usda.gov/recarea/mbs/recreation/hiking/recare
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.

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Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Bedal Creek Trail

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Sloan Peak

3.0 mi · 4.9 km · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Glacier Basin

3.7 mi · 5.9 km · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Poodle Dog Pass

4.5 mi · 7.2 km · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Dickerman Mtn

4.9 mi · 7.9 km · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Weeden Creek

5.0 mi · 8.0 km · Washington

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