Footbridge over Stillaguamish River near Big Four Inn, near Monte Cristo, Washington, ca 1923 (WASTATE 799).jpeg
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Big Four Ice Caves & Big Four Ice Caves Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Silverton, WA. The route reaches Big Four Ice Caves at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 310 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,686 – 1,962 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Caves Trailhead 48.06602, -121.51045
Nearest town Silverton, WA

Directions

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Big Four Ice Caves & Big Four Ice Caves Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 55 min

Elevation 1,687–1,963 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ice Caves Trailhead · 48.06602, -121.51045

Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 49% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Four Ice Caves Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miReach Big Four Ice Caves, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 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.

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 64°F50°
Precip49%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity63%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 25% rain3 PM: 40% rain4 PM: 49% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 27% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 11% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun 69°50° 17%
Mon 67°47° 20%
Tue 72°48°
Wed 78°52°
Thu 67°55°
Fri 67°48° 29%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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