Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve
Archer Mountain Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,238 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Archer Mountain Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve near Saint Cloud, WA. It climbs 1,238 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Archer Mountain Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,238 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,622–2,180 ft
Out & Back · Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve
Trailhead: 45.63489, -122.12497
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 49° · precip 60% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Archer Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Indian Mary Falls 4.5 mi · ▲ 825 ft
- Quiver Point & Quiver Point Trail via Archer Mountain Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,512 ft
- Archer Mountain Viewpoint–Scott Point, 3 viewpoints 9 mi · ▲ 2,559 ft
- CG-1400 Road & Cedar Swamp Road 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,507 ft
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