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Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve

Archer Mountain & Quiver Point via Archer Mountain Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,512 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Archer Mountain & Quiver Point via Archer Mountain Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve near Saint Cloud, WA. The route passes Archer Mountain before reaching Quiver Point at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,512 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,575 – 2,234 ft · steepest grade: 27%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.62815, -122.12643
Nearest town Saint Cloud, WA
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Archer Mountain & Quiver Point via Archer Mountain Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,512 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 1,577–2,235 ft

Out & Back · Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve

Trailhead: 45.62815, -122.12643

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 59°F / low 48° · precip 57% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftPass Archer Mountain.
  6. 200 ftSharp left onto Archer Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftTurn right onto Quiver Point Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miPass Quiver Point.
  9. 50 ftReach Archer Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Archer Mountain Trail, heading N.
  11. 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/archer-mountain-quiver-point-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 59°F48°
Precip57%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity78%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 19% rain6 AM: 29% rain7 AM: 34% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 36% rain10 AM: 33% rain11 AM: 20% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 23% rain3 PM: 32% rain4 PM: 57% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 62°47° 26%
Sun 69°49° 35%
Mon 66°45° 32%
Tue 75°47°
Wed 85°52°
Thu 75°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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