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Mt. Washington Trail

Local route2.3 km · 1.4 miBest May–Sep

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)

  1. J2°-3°602
  2. F3°-3°387
  3. M5°-2°390
  4. A8°-1°239
  5. M12°2°138
  6. J16°6°105
  7. J20°9°58
  8. A20°9°70
  9. S17°7°124
  10. O11°3°353
  11. N4°-1°607
  12. D1°-3°614

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

Verty steep trail leading to the top of Mount Washington. Hard to follow in places.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
2.3 km · 1.4 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
2.3 km · 1.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
21 km NW of Union (Mason County, Washington) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Olympic National Forest
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
MWT
Operator (OSM)
U.S. Forest Service
Route centre
47.5252, -123.2427
Route start
47.5188, -123.2370
OpenStreetMap
relation 15273179
Official info
wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/mount-washington
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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