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Little Kachess Viewpoint & Cooper Pass via Cooper Road

14.7 mi · ▲ 3,339 ft · 6 hr 34 min

Little Kachess Viewpoint & Cooper Pass via Cooper Road is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Kachess Resort, WA. The route passes Little Kachess Viewpoint before reaching Cooper Pass at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 3,339 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,264 – 3,432 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Kachess Trail 47.35905, -121.24727
Nearest town Kachess Resort, WA
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Little Kachess Viewpoint & Cooper Pass via Cooper Road

14.7 mi · ▲ 3,339 ft · 6 hr 34 min

Elevation 2,264–3,431 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Little Kachess Trail · 47.35905, -121.24727

Weather Jul 18: Clear, high 71°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:27 AM · sunset 8:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Kachess Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miPass Little Kachess Viewpoint.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 4.1 miTurn right onto Mineral Creek Connector, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Cooper Road, heading E.
  7. 2.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftPass Cooper Pass.
  10. 150 ftReach Little Kachess Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 2.6 miBear right onto Mineral Creek Connector, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Little Kachess Trail, heading W.
  14. 4.1 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 400 ftArrive 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/cooper-pass-out-back

Trail surface

62% dirt34% gravel4% unspecified

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Weather

ClearTemperature 71°F53°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:56 PM
Sun 80°55°
Mon 87°59°
Tue 92°65°
Wed 89°65°
Thu 88°62°
Fri 73°53°

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