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Capitol Peak via C-7000

11.8 mi · ▲ 2,525 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Capitol Peak via C-7000 is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Delphi, WA. The route reaches Capitol Peak at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 2,525 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 2,658 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: D-4920 46.94538, -123.08743
Nearest town Delphi, WA
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Capitol Peak via C-7000

11.8 mi · ▲ 2,525 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 714–2,659 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: D-4920 · 46.94538, -123.08743

Weather Jul 17: Overcast, high 67°F / low 54° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:35 AM · sunset 9:03 PM

  1. Start on D-4920, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto D-4900, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Waddell Basin West, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miBear right onto Quarry, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto C-7010A, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Quarry, heading N.
  8. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Divide Trail South, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto C-7050, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto C-7000, heading W.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Molly Loop, heading W.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto The Grunt, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miBear left onto Capitol Peak, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miReach Capitol Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.5 miBear right onto The Grunt, heading SW.
  24. 0.7 miBear left onto C-7000, heading E.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Molly Loop, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  28. 500 ftBear right onto C-7050, heading E.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  30. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading S.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading S.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading S.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto C-7000, heading S.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading SW.
  35. 0.4 miTurn left onto Waddell Basin West, heading SE.
  36. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Quarry, heading W.
  37. 1.1 miTurn left onto C-7010A, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto Quarry, heading SE.
  39. 300 ftBear left onto Waddell Basin West, heading SE.
  40. 0.8 miSharp right onto D-4900, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  42. 0.4 miTurn left onto D-4920, heading SE.
  43. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/capitol-peak-out-back-19-km-1170

Trail surface

56% gravel44% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 67°F54°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 5:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:03 PM
Sat 73°52°
Sun 82°54°
Mon 90°52°
Tue 94°58°
Wed 90°57°
Thu 87°55°

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