Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve
Archer Mountain Trail
5 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Archer Mountain Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve near Saint Cloud, WA. It climbs 1,150 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Archer Mountain Trail
5 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,622–2,235 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Archer Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 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.
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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
More from this trailhead
- Indian Mary Falls 2.8 mi · ▲ 744 ft
- Archer Falls 3.1 mi · ▲ 851 ft
- Scott Point via Archer Mountain Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,254 ft
- Archer Mountain & Quiver Point via Archer Mountain Trail 6 mi · ▲ 1,512 ft
- Quiver Point & Quiver Point Trail via Archer Mountain Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft
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