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Favorite Cascade Pass.  On the Ptarmigan Traverse, this point is where you turn photo-right and start route-finding off the trail.
Difficult Difficult

Cascade Pass

6.8 mi 11.0 km 1,702' Up 518.87 m Up 1,702' Down 518.85 m Down

Diablo, WA
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Favorite Colchuck Lake
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Colchuck Lake

8.3 mi 13.4 km 2,222' Up 677.35 m Up 2,222' Down 677.23 m Down

Leavenw…, WA
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Favorite Hidden Lake Hut. with permission from Mike Conlan
Difficult Difficult

Hidden Lake Lookout

8.1 mi 13.1 km 3,260' Up 993.52 m Up 3,262' Down 994.33 m Down

Diablo, WA
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Favorite There's no place like Spectacle Lake to hang your hammock.
Difficult Difficult

Spectacle Lake

19.5 mi 31.3 km 2,603' Up 793.54 m Up 2,604' Down 793.57 m Down

Skykomish, WA
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Favorite Enjoy this stellar view before descending to Thornton Lake.
Difficult Difficult

Thornton Lakes Trail

10.3 mi 16.5 km 3,076' Up 937.68 m Up 3,078' Down 938.03 m Down

Diablo, WA
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Favorite Glacier Peak from Miner's Ridge
Difficult Difficult

Spider Gap - Buck Creek Pass Loop

43.3 mi 69.8 km 9,095' Up 2772.1 m Up 9,090' Down 2770.78 m Down

Stehekin, WA
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Favorite Stunning view of Rainier at sunset. Bring headlamps!
Difficult Difficult

Pacific Crest Trail: WA Section J

72.1 mi 116.1 km 16,105' Up 4908.92 m Up 15,044' Down 4585.34 m Down

Riverbend, WA
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Favorite Almost back to the trailhead.
Difficult Difficult

Copper Ridge Loop

34.6 mi 55.7 km 8,545' Up 2604.41 m Up 8,542' Down 2603.53 m Down

Peacefu…, WA
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Favorite Mount Hardy from Easy Pass
Difficult Difficult

Easy Pass Trail

7.3 mi 11.7 km 2,876' Up 876.51 m Up 2,876' Down 876.74 m Down

Diablo, WA
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Favorite Mt. Custer (center) stands amid a sea of peaks as seen from high on the Carthew - Anderson Traverse.
Difficult Difficult

Great Divide Trail (GDT)

698.7 mi 1,124.4 km 98,677' Up 30076.9 m Up 99,830' Down 30428.2 m Down

Swiftcu…, MT
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Favorite Frosty Larch Meadows
Difficult Difficult

Frosty Mountain Trail

13.3 mi 21.4 km 3,846' Up 1172.27 m Up 3,846' Down 1172.19 m Down

Princeton, BC
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Favorite Rachel Lake
Difficult Difficult

Alta Mountain via Rachel Lake

10.7 mi 17.2 km 3,535' Up 1077.37 m Up 3,534' Down 1077.05 m Down

Skykomish, WA
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Favorite No Photos
Difficult Difficult

Margaret Lake and Lake Lillian

7.7 mi 12.5 km 2,482' Up 756.6 m Up 2,481' Down 756.31 m Down

Skykomish, WA
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Favorite North Cascades from Cutthroat Pass.
Intermediate Intermediate

Cutthroat Pass via PCT

10.0 mi 16.2 km 1,978' Up 602.99 m Up 1,978' Down 602.83 m Down

Stehekin, WA
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Favorite Miner's Ridge Lookout (photo by Nathan Anderson).
Difficult Difficult

Miners Ridge - Image lake

30.3 mi 48.8 km 5,672' Up 1728.76 m Up 5,667' Down 1727.21 m Down

Darrington, WA
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Favorite No Photos
Intermediate Intermediate

Lake Dorothy View

3.1 mi 4.9 km 915' Up 278.89 m Up 943' Down 287.41 m Down

Skykomish, WA
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Favorite Goat Lake and Cadet Peak
Intermediate Intermediate

Goat Lake

10.9 mi 17.6 km 1,874' Up 571.34 m Up 1,873' Down 570.89 m Down

Darrington, WA
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Favorite The eastward-facing view is quite nice as you approach Ancient Lakes.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Ancient Lakes Loop Trail

4.7 mi 7.5 km 222' Up 67.58 m Up 222' Down 67.56 m Down

Quincy, WA
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Favorite Looking across the Chinook Pass highway towards Sourdough Ridge
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Pacific Crest Trail: Washington Section I

99.5 mi 160.2 km 15,481' Up 4718.47 m Up 16,895' Down 5149.49 m Down

Tieton, WA
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Favorite View of the interior of Manning Park from Windy Joe lookout.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

PCT to Windy Joe Lookout

10.1 mi 16.3 km 2,227' Up 678.94 m Up 2,263' Down 689.72 m Down

Princeton, BC
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Favorite Chair Peak from the approach to Snow Lake
Difficult Difficult

Snow, Gem, and Wildcat Lakes

14.5 mi 23.4 km 4,285' Up 1306.13 m Up 4,283' Down 1305.39 m Down

Riverbend, WA
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