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Windy Pass–9070-115, 3 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,251 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Windy Pass–9070-115, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. The route reaches Windy Pass. It climbs 2,251 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,873 – 4,095 ft · steepest grade: 40%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.39377, -121.47019
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
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Windy Pass–9070-115, 3 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,251 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,872–4,094 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.39377, -121.47019

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Annette Lake Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1 miBear right onto Cascade Crest Connector, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto 9070-115, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miPass Windy Pass.
  10. 450 ftSharp right onto Forest Road 9070, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto 9070-310, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miReach Windy Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miBear right onto Forest Road 9070, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.8 miSharp left onto 9070-115, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miSharp right onto Cascade Crest Connector, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
  21. 1 miSharp right onto Annette Lake Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/abiel-peak-windy-pass-out-back-16-km

Trail surface

56% dirt21% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F50°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 87°63°
Thu 86°60°
Fri 79°54°
Sat 76°52°
Sun 75°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~177 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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