Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area
Bald Mountain East Peak–Cutthroat Lakes, 4 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 2,405 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Bald Mountain East Peak–Cutthroat Lakes, 4 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area near Silverton, WA. The route passes Cutthroat Lakes before reaching Bald Mountain East Peak at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 2,405 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bald Mountain East Peak–Cutthroat Lakes, 4 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 2,405 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Elevation 3,062–4,750 ft
Out & Back · Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: Walt Bailey Trail · 48.02384, -121.64361
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Walt Bailey Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miPass Cutthroat Lakes.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Bald Mountain Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bald Mountain summit trail, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Bald Mountain East Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bald Mountain Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Walt Bailey Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.6 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~154 min). Leave by 4:50 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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