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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–23 °C (57–73 °F)
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- M5°-2°400
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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
This trail provides access to Trapper Creek Wilderness. Beautiful wildflowers and Bear Grass are abundant along the trail in season. The trail provides majestic views of Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier, and Mount St. Helens.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 11 km · 7 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 11 km · 7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Observation Peak (mountain, 1,250 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- South Washington Cascades (Cascade Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 30 km E of Yacolt (Clark County, Washington) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Gifford Pinchot National Forest
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Washington
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- 132
- Operator (OSM)
- US Forest Service
- Route centre
- 45.9173, -122.0175
- Route start
- 45.9499, -122.0400
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 15590827
- Official info
- fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/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 startRIM
1.9 mi · 3.0 km · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Big Hollow Trail #158
2.1 mi · 3.3 km · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Rim Primitive Trail #202
2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Sunshine Primitive Trail #198
2.7 mi · 4.4 km · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Siouxon
3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Trapper Creek Trail #192
3.3 mi · 5.2 km · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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