Bullion Basin Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,428 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Bullion Basin Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 1,428 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,836 – 6,273 ft · steepest grade: 38%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bullion Basin Trail 46.93880, -121.46808
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
Directions
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Bullion Basin Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,428 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 4,837–6,274 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bullion Basin Trail · 46.93880, -121.46808
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 68°F / low 41° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chutes and Ladders, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miReach Bullion Basin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Chutes and Ladders, heading SW.
- 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.
Trail surface
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 68°F41°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
74°51°
Wed
82°58°
Thu
85°56°
Fri
76°51°
Sat
73°47°
Sun
74°47°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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