Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area
Bald Mountain East Peak–Beaver Plant Lake, 4 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 4,787 ft · 7 hr 20 min
Bald Mountain East Peak–Beaver Plant Lake, 4 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area near Verlot, WA. The route passes Beaver Plant Lake before reaching Bald Mountain East Peak at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 4,787 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bald Mountain East Peak–Beaver Plant Lake, 4 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 4,787 ft · 7 hr 20 min
Elevation 2,462–4,750 ft
Out & Back · Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: 4021-016 · 48.04785, -121.71440
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 59°F / low 45° · precip 29% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 4021-016, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ashland Lakes Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miPass Beaver Plant Lake.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bald Mountain Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 5.7 miTurn left onto Bald Mountain summit trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Bald Mountain East Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bald Mountain Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 5.7 miBear right onto Ashland Lakes Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto 4021-016, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.2 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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