Curry Gap & Quartz Creek Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Monte Cristo, WA. The route reaches Curry Gap at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 2,343 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,860 – 3,954 ft13.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blanca Lake Trailhead 47.91528, -121.31249
Nearest town Monte Cristo, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Curry Gap & Quartz Creek Trail
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,343 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,861–3,954 ft
Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness
Trailhead: Blanca Lake Trailhead · 47.91528, -121.31249
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 64°F / low 46° · precip 29% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blanca Lake Trailhead Road, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 63, heading E.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Quartz Creek Trail, heading N.
- 4.2 miReach Curry Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miTurn right onto Forest Road 63, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Blanca Lake Trailhead Road, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
92% dirt8% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 64°F46°
Precip29%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity64%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
65°50°
48%
Sun
67°50°
19%
Mon
68°47°
18%
Tue
73°49°
Wed
78°54°
Thu
68°55°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Blanca Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- Forest Road 63 4.8 mi · ▲ 798 ft
- Forest Road 63 & North Fork Skykomish Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,739 ft
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