Buckhorn Mountain–Marmot Pass, 5 sights
12 mi · ▲ 4,661 ft · 6 hr 20 min
Buckhorn Mountain–Marmot Pass, 5 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Buckhorn Wilderness near Quilcene, WA. The route passes Marmot Pass before reaching Buckhorn Mountain at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 4,661 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Buckhorn Mountain–Marmot Pass, 5 sights
12 mi · ▲ 4,661 ft · 6 hr 20 min
Elevation 2,457–6,980 ft
Out & Back · Buckhorn Wilderness
Trailhead: Upper Big Quilcene Trailhead Road · 47.82782, -123.04178
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 58°F / low 42° · precip 13% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Big Quilcene Trail #833, heading W.
- 5.1 miSharp right onto Tubal Cain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Marmot Pass.
- 200 ftBear right onto Buckhorn Mountain Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Buckhorn Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Tubal Cain Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Big Quilcene Trail #833, heading S.
- 5.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 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 5.9 mi in (~275 min). Leave by 2:54 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Upper Big Quilcene Trailhead Road Trailhead
- Marmot Pass–Big Quilcene Trail #833, 3 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 4,590 ft
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