3rd Burroughs Mountain & Glacier Basin Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Sunrise, WA. The route reaches 3rd Burroughs Mountain at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 3,666 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,298 – 7,802 ft · steepest grade: 29%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: C Loop 46.90224, -121.64385
Nearest town Sunrise, WA
Directions
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3rd Burroughs Mountain & Glacier Basin Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,666 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 4,298–7,802 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: C Loop · 46.90224, -121.64385
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on D Loop, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Basin Trail, heading W.
- 4.1 miSharp left onto Burroughs Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 1 miReach 3rd Burroughs Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp right onto Glacier Basin Trail, heading SW.
- 4.1 miContinue straight onto D Loop, heading E.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% dirt1% paved29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~232 min). Leave by 2:58 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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